Yudh Abhyas Enhances US, Indian Army Partnership

FORT BRAGG, N.C - The U.S. Army Pacific sponsored a bilateral training exercise between the U.S. and Indian Army May 3-17 focused on the two country's cultures, weapons training and tactics.

SINGAPORE (May 15, 2013) - USS Freedom commanding officer Cmdr. Timothy Wilke, left, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, center give the Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Defense Force Adm. Kawano a tour of Freedom's bridge. Freedom recently arrived in Singapore as part of a deployment to Southeast Asia. Fast, agile and mission-focused, littoral combat ships are designed to operate in near-shore environments and employ modular mission packages that can be configured for surface warfare, mine countermeasures, or anti-submarine warfare. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Cassandra Thompson)

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (May 16, 2013) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert tours a memorial dedicated to the Republic of Korea (ROK) navy corvette ROKS Cheonan (PCC 772) at Pyeongtaek Naval Base. The ship was sunk by a North Korean torpedo on March 26, 2010. Greenert is on a fleet engagement tour of the Asia-Pacific with forward operating U.S. forces, allies and partner nations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Peter D. Lawlor)

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 15, 2013) A Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor is launched from guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. Following target launch, Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar. (Missile Defense Agency photo)

NAGO, OKINAWA, Japan (May 11, 2013) - Pfc. Andre D. Edwards, left, draws with children during a visit at the Himawari Gakudo Day Care Center. Marines and sailors from Camp Schwab visited the center to play games and interact with the children. Edwards is a motor vehicle operator with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, which is currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kasey Peacock)

CAMP CARROLL, Republic of Korea (May 8, 2013) - A Soldier in 293rd Signal Company, 1st Signal Brigade, help Soldiers in 19th Chemical Battalion, Republic of Korea Army, set up their decontamination site during a joint culminating training exercise. (Photo by Capt James Williams III)

CHANGI, Singapore (May 15, 2013) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert participates in a panel discussion between the audience and three other heads of navy including the Royal British Navy, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Royal Malaysian Navy at the 2013 International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (IMDEX) Asia. IMDEX brings together senior navy delegations allowing personal communications among naval counterparts to strengthen ties among ally and partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Peter D. Lawlor)

FORT BRAGG, NC (May. 15, 2013) - Indian Army paratroopers with the 50th Independent Para Brigade and U.S. Army paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team board a CH47 Chinook helicopter operated by the division's Combat Aviation Brigade for a training jump. The jump is part of Yudh Abhyas, annual bilateral training between the Indian Army and United States Army Pacific, hosted this year by the 82nd's parent organization, the XVIII Airborne Corps. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)