A member of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force searches Ensign Timothy Martin aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during an Exercise Malabar 2009 visit, board, search and seizure drill.

PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 01, 2009) A member of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force searches Ensign Timothy Martin aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during an Exercise Malabar 2009 visit, board, search and seizure drill. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy are participating in Malabar, an annual exercise led by the Indian Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Viramontes) File# 090501-N-7280V-221