SAN DIEGO (March 24, 2023) Mayor Norio Tomonaga, of Sasebo, Japan, sits in the captain's chair aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20), March 24. Tomonaga visited the Cincinnati as part of a visit with U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leadership in the San Diego area to discuss the civil-military relationship between Sasebo's community and U.S. Forces in Japan, and the San Diego-area military's relationship with San Diego communities. (U.S. Navy photo by Krishna "Krash" Jackson)