200902-N-NO842-1003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 02, 2020) Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Stuart (FFH 153), U.S. Navy ship USS Chafee (DDG 90), Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta (FFH 151), and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Ashigara (DDG 178) sail in formation following Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2020. Group sails between the JMSDF, ADF, and U.S. Navy support shared goals of peace and stability while enhancing regional security and the right of all nations to trade, communicate, and choose their destiny in a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (JMSDF courtesy photo)