PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 21, 2021) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Akizuki-class destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD 116), left, the Royal Australian Navy Perth-class guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane (D 41), the JMSDF Kongo-class guided-missile destroyer JS Kirishima (DDG 174), the JMSDF Asagiri-class destroyer JS Yamagiri (DD 152), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106), and the JMSDF Takanami-class destroyer JS Ōnami (DD 111) sail in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX). ANNUALEX 2021 is a multilateral exercise conducted by elements of the Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, German, JMSDF and U.S. navies to demonstrate naval inoperability and a joint commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Isaiah B. Goessl)