BAY OF BENGAL (Sept. 7, 2007) - Visit, board, search and seizure team members board a rigid hull inflatable boat from guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). Princeton is part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, which is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to participate in Malabar 07-2. Malabar is a multilateral exercise that includes naval forces from India, Japan, Australia, Singapore and the United States. It is designed to increase interoperability among the navies and to develop common procedures for maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Hermes N. Crespo Jr
