200303-N-VF045-1124 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 3, 2020) Yeoman 2nd Class John Flores, from New York, stands watch aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) while conducting a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Takanami-class destroyer JS Suzunami (DD 114) during the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training (BAWT) 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 James Hong/Released)