Crew members aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63), chain-down an Indian Navy Sea King Mk 42B helicopter - assigned to the guided missile destroyer INS Mysore D60 - on 06 October 2004, during the Malabar 2004 bilateral exercise between the U.S. and Indian navies. Malabar is designed to increase interoperability between the two navies while enhancing the cooperative security relationship between India and the United States. The at-sea exercise includes maritime interdiction, surface events, sub-surface, air events and personnel exchanges.
Image Courtesy - Joshua Millage, Photographer's Mate 3rd Class
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