170709-N-BY095-0007 BAY OF BENGAL (July 9, 2017) Sonar Technician Surface 2nd Class Justin Hammonds, from Martinez, Ga., mans a M240B machine gun as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) prepares to pull into Chennai, India for Malabar 2017. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist

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170709-N-BY095-0007 BAY OF BENGAL (July 9, 2017) Sonar Technician Surface 2nd Class Justin Hammonds, from Martinez, Ga., mans a M240B machine gun as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) prepares to pull into Chennai, India for Malabar 2017. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maria I. Alvarez/Released)

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