PARIS (June 8, 2022) French navy Rear Adm. Christophe Lucas, center right, speaks to Vice Adm. Bill Merz, center left, deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans and strategy, during the first in-person U.S.- France Strategic Dialogue in Paris, France, June 8, 2022. The dialogue supports the bilateral Strategic Interoperability Framework, which aims to achieve combined, high-end interoperability between the navies of both countries. (Photo courtesy of the French navy by Remy Martin)