200303-N-AJ005-1179 PHILIPPINE SEA (Mar. 3, 2020) U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG54) sail in formation with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force missile destroyers JS Suzinami (DD 114) and JS Sawagiri (DD 157) during a live-fire exercise for the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training exercise. BAWT improves interoperability between the U.S. and Japanese forces. This exercise enhances the ability of the U.S. Navy and JMSDF to work together to confront any contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody Beam/Released)