SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2023) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, left, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet, and Ecuadorian navy Rear Adm. Jaime Patricio Vela Erazo, Chief of Staff of the Ecuadorian navy, sign the minutes of the U.S.-Ecuador Maritime Staff Talks, officially adopting the guidance their staffs worked together to develop, during the event's closing ceremony at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 9, 2023. Maritime Staff Talks support U.S. joint and combined maritime strategy by building and strengthening working relationships with U.S. and partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Khor)