"I think working with the Indian forces is a very unique

"I think working with the Indian forces is a very unique opportunity," says U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Alexander Patrick on the USS Germantown (LSD 42) while underway through the Bay of Bengal on Nov.17, 2019 during exercise Tiger TRIUMPH. Tiger TRIUMPH improves U.S.-Indian partnership, readiness and interoperability. It gives the U.S. Marine Corps and Indian forces the opportunity to work together, exchange knowledge and learn from each other on a range of military operations such as humanitarian assistance disaster relief and amphibious operations. Seaman Apprentice Patrick is a yeoman stationed aboard the USS Germantown and is a native of Salem, Or. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Hancock)