Tynch, who last visited Bangladesh in April 2019 to present their navy with metal Shark boats, said CARAT reflects the growing partnership between the U.S. and Bangladesh navies to further expand bilateral and multilateral exercises and cooperatively ensure maritime security, stability, and prosperity.The exercise will feature a series of subject matter expert exchanges in a range of naval capacities to include mobile dive and salvage, engineering, aviation, hydrography, maritime domain awareness and maritime law. Additionally, aviation events will be held to include search and rescue and vessel of interest tracking operations onboard a P-8 Poseidon aircraft.U.S. Navy Lt. Carlos Prieto, an exercise planner from Task Force 73, said a common priority throughout the CARAT series is improving awareness of the maritime domain, a fundamental capability for combating maritime threats."One of the most important components of Maritime Domain Awareness is building trust," said Prieto. "We will train together on technology and best practices, but when it comes to information sharing, some of the most valuable time will be spent building and strengthening relationships.