PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 10, 2022) Cmdr. Marcus Seeger, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), monitors surface contacts from the combat information center (CIC) during a joint bilateral anti-submarine exercise during exercise Keen Sword 2022 in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 10, 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)