PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 21, 2021) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyer JS Yamagiri (DD 152), left, the JMSDF Asahi-class destroyer JS Asahi (DD 119), and the JMSDF Akizuki-class destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD 116) 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)