040719-N-4104L-015 South China Sea (July 19, 2004) - Royal Malaysian Navy corvette Laksamana Muhammad Amin comes alongside USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during the at-sea portion of the Malysia phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). Laksamana Muhammad Amin and two other RMN ships, along with the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Task Group, are conducting a variety of operational events during the underway phase of the exercise. CARAT is a regularly scheduled series of bilateral training exercises with several Southeast Asia nations designed to enhance the interoperability of the respective sea services. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Melinda Larson (RELEASED).