170712-N-UT295-028 CHENNAI, India (July 12, 2017) Sailors from Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are greeted by locals on their arrival to the YMCA Secondary School. The Nimitz CSG is participating in Exercise 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 Erickson B. Magno/Released)