170709-N-OW182-041 BAY OF BENGAL (July 9, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) anchors off the coast of India for Malabar 2017. Malabar 2017 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises between the Indian navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to address the variety of shared threats to maritime security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob M. Milham/Released)