170713-N-BY095-0069 CHENNAI, India (July 13, 2017) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Michael Del-llano Subervi and Interior Communications Electrician Seaman Apprentice Ryan Sien lower the Ensign aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) as the ship prepares to depart Chennai, India to begin the at-sea phase of 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 Maria I. Alvarez/Released)