US, India kicks off joint naval exercise
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The United States and India Tuesday kicked off their annual naval exercise Malabar 2013.
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The United States and India Tuesday kicked off their annual naval exercise Malabar 2013. |
Malabar is a regularly scheduled naval field training exercise between the two countries and has grown in scope and complexity over the years.
Malabar 2013 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises conducted to advance multinational maritime relationships and mutual security issues.
The exercise will feature both ashore and at-sea training. While ashore in Chennai, India, training will include subject matter expert and professional exchanges on maritime patrol and reconnaissance operations and anti-submarine warfare operations.
The at-sea portions will be conducted in the Bay of Bengal. They are designed to advance coordination and capacity to plan and execute tactical operations in a multinational environment.
Events planned during the at-sea portions include liaison officer professional exchanges and embarks; gunnery exercises; visit, board, search and seizure; Surface Action Group operations; helicopter evolutions; underway replenishments.
Participants from the U.S. Navy include guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), Destroyer Squadron 15 and embarked "Warlords" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 51.
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