Malabar Exercise 2020

Credit: Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Merritt | Date Taken: 06/06/2019
201121-N-OT328-1001 INDIAN OCEAN (Nov. 21, 2020) RDML Jim Kirk speaks aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68 ) about Exercise Malabar 2020. Malabar 2020 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to address the variety of shared threats to maritime security in the Indo-Asia Pacific where the U.S. Navy has patrolled for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle Merritt)