The USNS Millinocket, left, drills with Brunei navy vessels in the East Sea during the Cooperation Afloat and Readiness and Training exercise on October 30, 2019 (Photo: US NAVY)

Navy Rear Adm. Joey Tynch, commander of Logistics Group Western Pacific, said in a Navy statement at the conclusion of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, or CARAT that there is no better demonstration of their shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific than working together at sea.

The 10-day training included tracking exercises, deck landing qualifications and medical evacuation simulations, divisional tactics, and replenishment at sea.

CARAT Brunei 2019 is the fourth leg of the exercise that has already included separate training with Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand.