U.S. joint forces participate in Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025 opening ceremony

VISAKHAPATNAM, Andhra Pradesh, India (April 1, 2025) - U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), along with U.S. Marines assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion (BN), 1st Marine Division, embarked aboard Comstock, stand in formation alongside Indian Navy (IN) sailors and Indian Army soldiers on the flight deck aboard the IN amphibious transport dock INS Jalashwa (L41) during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, April 1. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger Triumph enables U.S. and Indian armed forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui)