190926-N-JL568-1041 SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 26, 2019) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Masafumi Nishiwaki, commander of Escort Flotilla Four, delivers introductory remarks at the Malabar 2019 opening ceremony aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184). Malabar, an annual maritime exercise started in 1992 with the Indian Navy will be hosted by the JMSDF for the first time this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaac Maxwell/Released)