Lt. Cmdr. Vivek Bhatt, Indian Navy, coordinates a 'VBSS' scenario with Lt. j.g. Graham Vickers, VBSS officer from the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53)
SASEBO, Japan (June 12, 2016) – Visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) team members from the Indian Navy and the guided- missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) stack up in a passageway during joint VBSS training aboard the Indian Navy Deepak-class fleet tanker INS Shakti (A57) during Malabar 2016.
SASEBO, Japan (June 12, 2016) – Visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) team members from the Indian Navy and the guided- missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) gather to debrief upon completion of joint VBSS training aboard the Indian Navy Deepak- class fleet tanker INS Shakti (A57)
SASEBO, Japan (June 12, 2016) – Fire Controlman 1st Class Rhys Tyler, a visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) team member from the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), maintains a security bubble during joint VBSS training aboard the Indian Navy Deepak-class fleet tanker INS Shakti (A57)