WASHINGTON (Feb. 8, 2024) Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven presents Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Jonathan Mead with the Legion of Merit at the Pentagon during a ceremony in the Hall of Heroes, Feb. 8, 2024. Mead was presented with the Legion of Merit for his service as the Chief of the Royal Australian Navy Nuclear Powered Submarine Task Force and his leadership role in the AUKUS trilateral security partnership. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Vincent E. Zline)