150410-N-LV331-001 KOCHI, India (April 10, 2015) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with Vice Adm. Surinder Pal Singh Cheema, commander in chief of the Indian navy Southern Naval Command, to discuss cooperation and increasing partnership opportunities. Mabus is visiting the region as part of a multi-nation trip to the U.S. Pacific and European command areas of responsibility to meet with military and civilian leaders and Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Armando Gonzales/Released)