Chief Petty Officer Eric Johnson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, center, joins soldiers from the Malaysian army 91st Royal Construction Regiment in prayer during a benediction for the dedication of a new multi-use building at Seberang Tayor Primary School. The dedication capped an engineering civic action program for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Malaysia 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces.