160617-N-DA693-022: PHILIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2016) - Malabar 2016 participants from the Indian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and U.S. Navy sail in formation alongside USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) with an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 on John C. Stennis' flight deck. A trilateral maritime exercise, Malabar is designed to enhance dynamic cooperation between the Indian Navy, JMSDF and U.S. Navy forces in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg / Released)