U.S., India joint forces land on Kakinada Beach during Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025

KAKINADA, Andhra Pradesh, India (April 11, 2025) - Indian Army (IA) personnel from the 4/8 Gurkha Rifles Infantry Battalion, 91st Infantry Brigade, traverse the beach in an IA BMP-II Sarath amphibious infantry combat vehicle, left, with an IA Mahindra Armored Light Specialist Vehicle, along with two U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division personnel, while two landing craft mechanized (LCM-8), launched from Indian Navy amphibious transport dock INS Jalashwa (L41), pull away during a large-scale amphibious landing drill held as part of Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, at Kakinada Beach, Andhra Pradesh, India, April 11. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui)