US navy's 7th fleet commander arrives in Dhaka
US 7th Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Escott H Swift arrived in Bangladesh yesterday to attend a week-long training exercise of the US Navy and Bangladesh Navy from September 17.
The inaugural ceremony of the second “Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training” (CARAT) exercise will be held at Naval Base Issa Khan in Chittagong.
CARAT contributes to regional maritime security by enhancing capabilities in areas such as maritime interception, information sharing, anti-piracy, anti-smuggling, and combined operations at sea, says a US embassy press release.
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