SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 12, 2011) - A Royal Malaysian Navy visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team prepares to conduct a search of the guided missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), which was posing as a suspect ship, during a VBSS training exercise during 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)