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Royal Brunei Air Force Maj. (U) Pg Muhd Mufid bin PG Haji Umar Ariffin, Staff Officer Grade 1, Joint Force Headquarters J7 presents a memento to U.S. Navy Cmdr. Bert Bratton, chief, U.S. Military Group, at the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2026 Final Planning Conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, July 2, 2026. As the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) in Southeast Asia, DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of assigned ships deployed to the Southeast Asia area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Camillia Nguyen)