SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 8, 2021) Rear Adm. Carl Lahti, Commander, Navy Region Japan/Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan, meets with Vice Adm. Katsuto Deguchi, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sasebo District Commandant at JMSDF Sasebo District Headquarters in Sasebo, Japan, Oct. 8, 2021. Lahti met with Deguchi to discuss mutual issues and to enhance the cooperative relationship between U.S. Naval Forces Japan and JMSDF in Sasebo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jasmine Ikusebiala)