SANTA RITA, Guam (April 18, 2022) Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, Commander, Joint Region Marianas, is welcomed aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship 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 photo by Rey Rabara)