190109-N-GC129-1004 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 9, 2019) Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, attends an office call with Vice Adm. Satoshi Kikuchi, front, commandant of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sasebo District Headquarters, and Rear Adm. Kenjo Sato, back, chief of staff of the JMSDF Sasebo District Headquarters. Sawyer was in Sasebo to make a waterfront visit to forward deployed naval forces operating out of Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kirsten King/Released)