U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung meets with U.S. and Sri Lankan service members during CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka 2023

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command posted a photo:

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Jan. 25, 2023) – U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung takes a group photo with U.S. Marines and a Sailor with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and members of the Sri Lanka Navy during a Women, Peace and Security roundtable for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training/Marine Exercise Sri Lanka 2023 in Colombo, Jan. 25. CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, practice humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and strengthen maritime understanding, partnerships, and interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brendan Custer) 230125-M-QS584-1106

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