PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 21, 2021) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Kongo-class guided-missile destroyer JS Chokai (DDG 176), front, the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338), center, and the JMSDF Murasame-class destroyer JS Harusame (DD 102) 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)