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190805-N-TN346-1001 GRESIK DISTRICT, Indonesia (Aug. 5, 2019) Mark McGovern, U.S. Consul General in Surabaya, Indonesia, Dr. Sambari Halim Radianto, head of Gresik District Government, and Indonesian Navy Kolonel Laut Eka Prabawa, assistant for maritime potential, cut a ribbon to mark the completion of a construction project at the SDN Duduk Sampeyan Elementary School during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2019. During the project, U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 and Indonesian Marines assigned to the 2nd Engineering Battalion built a two-room classroom wired to support 20 computers. This year marks the 25th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Steelworker 2nd Class Candace Lightsey)