SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 12, 2011) - A Royal Malaysian Navy visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team takes Operation Specialist 2nd Class Terrence Carter, assigned to USS Howard (DDG 83) and posing as a crewmen of a suspect ship, into custody during a VBSS training exercise aboard Howard in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher S. Johnson)