The carrier strike group drilled with forces from Australia, India and Japan in Malabar 2020, Nov. USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group are operating in the U.S. Sarah Freeman, from Niantic, Conn., stands watch as the conning officer on the bridge wing of the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) during simulated replenishment-at-sea approach training alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as part of Malabar 2020.