190130-N-KG618-1129 EAST CHINA SEA (Jan. 30, 2019) Lt. Zach Alcairo, mission commander of Combat Aircrew 9 assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, speaks with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force service member attached to Fleet Air Wing 5 during a coordinated maritime patrol operational procedures exercise. The "Golden Swordsmen" are currently deployed to Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Pacific Command objectives throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kevin A. Flinn/Released)