PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 8, 2022) Cmdr. Marcus Seeger, from Taylor Lake Village, Texas, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), and Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Seaman Apprentice Nicholas Vallie, from Chicago, monitor surface contacts from the ship’s bridge wing during a joint bilateral anti-submarine exercise, part of Keen Sword in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 8, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen)