UNITED STATES COAST GUARD CUTTER MUNRO, MUARA PORT, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 – The 29th Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Exercise in 2023 between the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and the United States Navy (USN) and United States Coast Guard (USCG), has concluded in a closing ceremony that took place onboard the United States Coast Guard Cutter Munro.
During the ceremony, closing remarks were delivered by Rear Admiral Joaquin J. Martinez de Pinillos, Vice Commander, United State Seventh Fleet (US 7th Fleet) and Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Joint Force Commander, RBAF.
Rear Admiral Joaquin J. Martinez de Pinillos, Vice Commander US 7th Fleet, stated that CARAT Exercise with Brunei Darussalam is a bilateral exercise between the two Armed Forces that focuses on strengthening regional maritime security readiness. Whereas Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Joint Force Commander, RBAF, in his remarks emphasised the importance of CARAT Exercise in further enhance the long bilateral relations between both countries and expressed his satisfaction on the success of the 29th CARAT Exercise.
The 29th CARAT Exercise is aimed to enhance regional cooperation, interoperability and strengthen professional skills among participating forces. These initiatives highlighted RBAF and USN commitments to ensuring that the 29th CARAT Exercise was carried out with best practices.
MAJLIS PENUTUP COOPERATION AFLOAT READINESS
AND TRAINING (CARAT) 2023 KALI KE-29
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD CUTTER MUNRO, PELABUHAN MUARA, Selasa, 19 September 2023 – Eksesais Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) yang ke-29 bagi tahun 2023 di antara Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) dan Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat (TLAS) dan United States Coast Guard (USCG) telah diakhiri dengan Majlis Penutup yang diadakan di atas kapal United States Coast Guard Cutter Munro.
Semasa majlis tersebut, ucapan penutup telah disampaikan oleh Rear Admiral Joaquin J. Martinez de Pinillos, Vice Commander, Seventh Fleet Amerika Syarikat (7th Fleet AS) dan Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama (AB), ABDB.
Dalam ucapan Rear Admiral Joaquin J. Martinez de Pinillos, beliau menyatakan bahawa Eksesais CARAT bersama Negara Brunei Darussalam adalah eksesais dua hala di antara kedua Angkatan Tentera yang memberi tumpuan kepada pengukuhan kesediaan keselamatan maritim serantau. Sementara Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Pemerintah AB, ABDB dalam ucapan beliau menekankan kepentingan Eksesais CARAT dalam meningkatkan lagi hubungan dua hala yang telah lama terjalin di antara kedua-dua negara dan merakamkan rasa puas hati atas kejayaan dalam perlaksanaan Eksesais CARAT yang ke-29.
Eksesais CARAT yang ke-29 bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kerjasama serantau, interoperabiliti dan mengukuhkan perkongsian kemahiran di antara tentera yang terlibat. Inisiatif ini mengeratkan lagi komitmen ABDB dan TLAS dalam memastikan Eksesais CARAT yang ke-29 telah dilaksanakan dengan sebaiknya.
