SANTA RITA, Guam (April 21, 2022) Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, commander of Joint Region Marianas, is welcomed aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Suzutsuki (DD 117), alongside Capt. Takeshima Hiroaki, commander of Escort Division 8, and Cmdr. Iwamori Yuhi, commanding officer of JS Suzutsuki (DD 117), at U.S. Naval Base Guam, April 18, 2022. The leaders reaffirmed the value of continued bilateral engagements and the importance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance in maintaining peace, stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photos by Rey Rabara)