US Navy ship arrives at Chattogram Port for joint exercise

The US Navy ship 'USS Warrior' has arrived at Chattogram port to participate in a joint exercise. The ship will remain in Bangladesh for the next five days.

The 68-metre-long US ship arrived at Chattogram port at noon on Sunday. Its commanding officer is Lieutenant Commander Mary Senuit of the US Navy.

At Chattogram port, Captain Mir Mohammad Mahbubul Hasan, Chief Staff Officer of the Commander Chattogram of the Bangladesh Navy, welcomed the US delegation. Following military tradition, a Navy band welcomed them by performing music.

A press release said that the joint exercise between the US and Bangladesh navies, 'Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)', is set to begin on Monday. US Navy P-8A aircraft and various ships, bases, units of the Swads Command, and naval aviation of the Bangladesh Navy will participate in it.

The press release said the exercise will create opportunities to enhance the capability of conducting joint operations and to strengthen mutual coordination in addressing various security-related challenges arising at sea.

After the joint training exercise, the US ship will leave Bangladesh on Thursday.