PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2022) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181) steams in formation with the Indian Navy ship INS Shivalik (F 47) and the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during Exercise Malabar 2022, in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 11. Malabar 2022 is a Japan-led, surface, air, and subsurface multi-lateral field training exercise with the Indian Navy, JMSDF, Royal Australian Navy and U.S. Navy. Malabar 2022 enhances interoperability between Australian, Indian, Japanese and U.S. maritime forces, strengthens the critical partnerships and demonstrates U.S. naval presence in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Jarmiolowski)