170714-N-UM507-005 BAY OF BENGAL (July 14, 2017) Sailors move CATM-9X missiles on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during 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 3rd Class Weston A. Mohr/Released)