160617-N-GZ947-063 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2016) Rear Adm. Marcus Hitchcock, middle, ommander, John C. Stennis Strike Group, speaks with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Rear Adm. Koji Manabe, left, commander, Escort Flotilla 3, and Indian Navy Rear Adm. S.V. Bhokare, flag officer commanding Eastern Fleet, after the conclusion of Malabar 2016 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis hosted members of the Indian Navy and JMSDF for a debrief marking the conclusion of the exercise. 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. (Monitor blacked out for operational security purposes. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Released)