U.S., India Navy and Air Force operate together in the Bay of Bengal during Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025

BAY OF BENGAL (April 8, 2025) - The Indian Navy (IN) amphibious transport dock INS Jalashwa (L41), front, and the U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) sail together as an IN MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and an IN Sea King 42B, both attached to Jalashwa hover above the water, while a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft, attached to the 36th Air Lift Squadron, an Indian Air Force C-130J, and two IN Hawk Mk 132 jets fly in formation overhead during Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, in the Bay of Bengal, April 8. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response 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. (Courtesy photo)