190926-N-JL568-1058 SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 26, 2019) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Indian Navy and U.S. Navy personnel attend the Malabar 2019 opening ceremony aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184). Malabar, an annual maritime exercise started in 1992 with the U.S. and Indian navies 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)