190926-N-JL568-1017 SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 26, 2019) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Indian navy and U.S. Navy personnel converse aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) prior to the opening ceremony of Malabar 2019. Malabar, an annual maritime exercise started in 1992 with the Indian Navy will be hosted by the JMSDF for the first time this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaac Maxwell/Released)