INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 4, 2007) - Indian naval and air force personnel listen to a brief in the ready room aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Seven of the eight squadrons embarked aboard Nimitz participated in the briefs as part of Malabar 2007. Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed in the 7th Fleet area of operation, participating in Malabar 2007. Malabar is a multilateral exercise that includes naval forces from India, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and the United States. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sarah E. Bitter