170717-N-WM647-026 BAY OF BENGAL (July 17, 2017) Marines assigned to the “Death Rattlers” of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323 attach a fuel tank to an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during 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 Elesia K. Patten/Released)