170712-N-UT295-226 CHENNAI, India (July 12, 2017) Machinist's Mate 1st Class Jonathan Buclatin, from San Diego, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), paints a wall at the YMCA Secondary School. Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently 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)