U.S. sailors from Guided Missile Frigate USS Reuben James and Royal Brunei Armed Forces shared some friendly competition during a sports day event. Both countries competed in soccer, softball, football, volleyball and tug-o-war. Sports day came after the closing ceremony of the 18th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training exercise between the U.S. Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Timor Leste. CARAT Brunei has been part of the series since it began in 1995. The overarching goal of CARAT Brunei 2012 is to enhance regional capabilities and cooperation, promote understanding, and improve interoperability and readiness of participating forces.