170715-N-UM507-074 BAY OF BENGAL (July 15, 2017) Sailors launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 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)