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Chief Boatswain’s Mate Brandon Fischer, from Edmond, is partaking in the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2021 series aboard USS Tulsa.
In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.
Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.