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Rear Adm. Chris Engdahl, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7, speaks during the opening ceremony for Cooperation Readiness Afloat Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2021. In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.