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SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 10, 2015) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and Malaysian frigate KD Lekir (FSG 26) participate in a bi-lateral training exercise, aimed at developing and expanding bi-lateral exercises with the Malaysian Royal Navy. The Carl Vinson Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)