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TOKYO (April 20, 2023) U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, met with Toshiro Ino, Japan state minister of defense, and senior Japanese officials to discuss the increasing security challenge in the Indo-Pacific region. The visit underscored the U.S.’s commitment to strengthening alliances and partnerships for an enduring resilient, free and open Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)