140730-N-IP531-529 WATERS EAST OF OKINAWA (July 30, 2014) The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63), foreground, participates in a photo exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Ashigara (DDG 178), the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), an unidentified naval vessel and the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) during Malabar 2014. Malabar is a U.S. Navy, Indian navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force naval exercise to improve collective maritime relationships and increase understanding in multinational operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chris Cavagnaro/Released)