180615-N-GR120-0729 PHILLIPINE SEA (June 15, 2018) Cmdr. Leroy Mitchell, the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), watches as ships from the U.S., Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Indian navy sail in formation during Exercise Malabar 2018. Malabar 2018 is the 22nd rendition of the exercise and the first time it has been hosted off the coast of Guam, designed to advance military-to-military coordination in a multinational environment between the U.S., Japan and Indian maritime forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anna Van Nuys/Released)