170711-N-VR594-0255 CHENNAI, India (July 11, 2017) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group play basketball with students from the YMCA College of Physical Education in Chennai, India, while participating in a community relations project during 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 3rd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)