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BAY OF BENGAL (July 9, 2017) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) arrives off the coast of India in preparation for Malabar 2017. Malabar 2017 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises between the Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and U.S. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob M. Milham)