Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon (right), commanding general, U.S. Army, Pacific, and Lt. Gen. A.S. Sekhon, director general of Indian military operations, salute members of 2nd squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and the Indian Army's 7th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 94th Armored Brigade, 31st Armored Division at the closing ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abhyas in Babina India, Oct. 27. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army.