PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 17, 2023) Adm. Samuel Paparo, center left, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, hosts the Exercise Malabar navies’ leadership, Adm. R. Hari Kumar, left, chief of naval staff of the Indian Navy; Adm. Ryo Sakai, right middle, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force; and Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, right, chief of navy of the Royal Australian Navy, for a multilateral engagement in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 17, 2023. The four navies, all participants of the Malabar exercise, met prior to the U.S.-led International Seapower Symposium to reinforce security through partnership in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)