The Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) – 2023 bilateral exercise successfully concluded in Sri Lanka on 26th January 2023.
Hosted by the U.S. Pacific Fleet in partnership with the Sri Lanka Navy, CARAT – 2023 Exercise was held in Colombo, Trincomalee and Mullikulam from 19th to 25th January.The closing ceremony of CARAT – 2023 was held on board ‘USS Anchorage’ at the pier side of Colombo harbour under the auspices of U.S.
Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera and U.S. Seventh Fleet Vice Commander, Rear Admiral Joaquin J.
Martinez de Pinillo.Meanwhile, the ceremony at the Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee was presided by Commander Eastern Naval Area and Commandant Volunteer Naval Force, Rear Admiral Dammika Kumara and Lieutenant Max Cutchen of the U.S.