PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 17, 2023) Adm. R. Hari Kumar, left, chief of naval staff of the Indian navy; Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet; Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, chief of navy for the Royal Australian Navy, toss flowers into the water to honor those lost aboard USS Arizona during a tour of the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 17, 2023. Paparo hosted the Exercise Malabar navies’ leadership for a multilateral engagement prior to the U.S.-led International Seapower Symposium to reinforce security through partnership in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan)