U.S. Navy Commodore Bill Kearns, commander, Task Group 73.5, left, and Malaysian army Col. Stephen Mundaw discuss an engineering civil action project job site during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Malaysia 2009. Seabees and Malaysian army engineers are building a school addition for after school and community programs. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces.