BD-US Navy joint exercise CARAT-'19 opens

FE Team | Published: November 05, 2019 00:22:51

Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Bangladesh Navy Rear Admiral M Makbul Hossain seen with high officials of Bangladesh Navy and US Navy at the inaugural ceremony of the joint exercise 'Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)-2019' in Chattogram on Monday — ISPR

A joint exercise 'Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)-2019' between Bangladesh Navy and US Navy was inaugurated at Bangladesh Navy's 'School of Maritime Warfare and Tactics (SMWT)' auditorium in Chattogram on Monday, says a statement.
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Bangladesh Navy, Rear Admiral M Makbul Hossain, was present as the chief guest while Rear Admiral Murray Tynch, Commander, logistic Group, Western Pacific Command Task Force 73 (CTF-73) of US Navy was the special guest in the opening ceremony.
Besides other, all administrative authorities of Chattogram Naval Area, representative of Armed Forces Division and senior officers of three services were also present.
The main objective of this exercise is to further enhance the existing bilateral relations between the US and Bangladesh Navy.