TASMAN SEA (July 8, 2021) The Royal Australian Navy guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112), Republic of Korea Navy destroyer ROKS Wang Geon (DDH 978), and U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) sail through the East Australian Exercise Area during exercise Pacific Vanguard. The exercise is an opportunity for the four Indo-Pacific navies to strengthen their skills in maritime operations including anti-submarine warfare, air warfare, live-fire missile events, and advanced maneuvering scenarios. (Royal Australian Navy/LSIS Daniel Goodman)