Hospitalman Andrew E. Carpio, assigned to the medical department aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), raises the union jack flag during morning colors. Germantown is at anchor off the coast of Pulau Pangkor, Malaysia in preparation for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Malaysia 2012. CARAT 2012 is a nine-country, bilateral exercise between the United States and Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor Leste and is designed to enhance maritime security skills and operational cohesiveness among participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gregory A. Harden II/Released)