Keywords: US Navy 110403-N-XX151-540 Sailors prepare to maneuver a rigid-hull inflatable boat alongside USS Stethem (DDG 63) to pick up Indian navy officers.jpg en PHILIPPINE SEA April 3 2011 Sailors assigned to the Indian navy prepare to maneuver a rigid-hull inflatable boat alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem DDG 63 to pick up Indian navy officers as part of exercise Malabar 2011 Malabar 2011 is the latest in a continuing series of training operations conducted to advance multinational maritime relationships and mutual security issues The training atmosphere is designed to advance participating nations in military-to-military coordination and capacity to plan and execute tactical operations in a mutual environment U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron M Pineda/Released 2011-04-03 110403-N-XX151-540 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 99467 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron M Pineda PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Stethem DDG-63 |