USS Omaha Participates in CARAT Brunei 2024

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 23, 2024) – U.S. Navy Sailors, secure a Blackhawk helicopter, assigned to the Royal Brunei Air Force, to the flight deck of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12), during a group sail between Omaha and the Royal Brunei Navy’s Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessel KDB Darulehsan (07) for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2024, Nov. 23. This year marks the 30th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series 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. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Grooman)