CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Sept. 17, 2012) Rear Adm.M. Farid Habib, assistant chief of Naval Staff for the Bangladesh Navy, speaks during the opening ceremony of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Furey/Released)