U.S. Navy Divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-5 (Commander, Task Group 73.6) led a robust diving and salvage exercise (DIVEX) as part of the 2024 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) between the Bangladesh and United States Navies from April 22 to May 2. The event marked the 30th anniversary of the first iteration of CARAT exercises, an annual series which Bangladesh joined in 2010. This year’s DIVEX was hosted by the Special Warfare Diving and Salvage (SWADS) Division of the Bangladesh Navy at BNS Nirvik in Chattogram.
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