151016-N-ZF573-128 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 16, 2015) - Ten

151016-N-ZF573-128 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 16, 2015) - Ten ships and submarines from the Indian and U.S. Navies, and Japanese Maritime Self Defense-Force, maneuver into a close formation during Exercise Malabar 2015. Malabar is a continuing series of complex, high-end war fighting exercises conducted to advance multi-national maritime relationships and mutual security. The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment en route to their new home port in San Diego to complete a three-carrier homeport shift. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Brown/Released)