 For the upcoming exercise Malabar, Indian naval vessels are docked in Saasabo alongside U.S. and Japanese maritime self-defense force ships. Sailors aboard USS John McCain, a destroyer in port for the exercise, opened its hatches in an attempt to build camaraderie with foreign allies. It was a great experience to be able to teach the Indian Navy the way that the American Navy operates and conducts all of our exercises. It is very similar to what they do, however we have different capabilities and operations that we do. It's great to bring them on board and let them see how we operate so they get an idea when we're conducting the exercises like Malabar. And so by establishing bonds with allies and building insight into how each other's ships operate, sailors hope to make complicated multinational exercises smooth sailing. Petty Officer Andrew Dean, Fleet Activities, Saasabo, Japan.