Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet, white-coat, and Capt. Greg Fenton, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington, left, greet Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Hidetoshi Iwasaki, commander, Escort Flotilla 2, center, during a distinguished visitor embark as part of Malabar 2014. Malabar 2014 is a U.S. Navy, Indian navy, JMSDF trilateral naval field training exercise aimed to improve our collective maritime relationship and increase understanding in multinational operations.