MCAS IWAKUNI, Japan (Oct. 1, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps Col. Derek Brannon, center right, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 12, tours the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH-183) with JMSDF personnel at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 1, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard Izumo to support the first ever F-35B Lightning II operations aboard a Japanese vessel. The U.S. and Japan continue to work closely together to broaden their operational capabilities, support the Treaty of mutual Cooperation and Security, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)