Mighty Malabar

The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with submarines from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) | Photo: US Navy

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) | Photo: US Navy

Escort Flotilla 3rd, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | Photo: Twitter/JMSDF

The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with Indian Navy Ship, INS Shivalik (F47) | Photo: US Navy

The guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), front, steams in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship, JS Takanami (DDG 110), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ship HMAS Arunta (FFH 151) and Indian Navy ship INS Kamorta (P 28) | Photo: US Navy

'The Gipper' Aircraft Carrier, INS Kamorta, JS Takanami, HMAS AruntaII and USSMILIUS steam in formation in the Philippine sea | Photo: MC2 Michael Jarmiolowski/@INDOPACOM

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

An aerial view

Indian Ambassador to Japan, Sibi George and Madam Joice Sibi visit INS Shivalik at Yokosuka, on Tuesday. INS Shivalik and INS Kamorta made port call at Yokosuka on completion of Sea Phase of Exercise Malabar | Photo: ANI

Multilateral Exercise Malabar 2022 between navies of India, Japan, US and Australia began with an opening ceremony hosted by JMSDF onboard JS Hyuga at Yokosuka, Japan, on Wednesday. Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, FOCEF, led Indian delegation comprising Commanding Officers and crew of INS Shivalik & INS Kamorta at the ceremony | Photo: ANI