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SURABAYA, Indonesia (Dec. 13, 2022) – U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct rigid hull inflatable boat operations with Indonesian Navy sailors during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) /Marine Exercise (MAREX) Indonesia 2022 in Surabaya, Dec. 13. CARAT/MAREX Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies’ and marine corps abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kevin G. Rivas)