BAY OF BENGAL (July 16, 2017) Navy Rear Adm. Bill Byrne, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11, and Capt. Kevin Lenox, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), pose for a photo with distinguished visitors DIG Bhisham Sharma, Indian coast guard, and Commandant Sharma Deepak, Indian navy, aboard Nimitz, July 16, 2017, in the Bay of Bengal as part of Exercise Malabar. Malabar 2017 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises between the Indian navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and Navy that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to addre

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BAY OF BENGAL (July 16, 2017) Navy Rear Adm. Bill Byrne, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11, and Capt. Kevin Lenox, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), pose for a photo with distinguished visitors DIG Bhisham Sharma, Indian coast guard, and Commandant Sharma Deepak, Indian navy, aboard Nimitz, July 16, 2017, in the Bay of Bengal as part of Exercise Malabar. Malabar 2017 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises between the Indian navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Kinkead) 170716-N-NI812-026 by Naval Base Kitsap (NBK)

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