VALAPARAISO, Chile

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, tours the Arturo Prat Naval Academy museum, in Valparaiso, Chile, March 18, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Chilean Navy) Share

VALAPARAISO, Chile

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, and his wife, Gina Koehler, tour the Arturo Prat Naval Academy museum, in Valparaiso, Chile, March 18, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Chilean Navy) Share

VALAPARAISO, Chile

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, meets with Chilean Navy Capt. Juan Pablo Castro Brahm, director of Arturo Prat Naval Academy, in Valparaiso, Chile, March 18, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Chilean Navy) Share

VALAPARAISO, Chile

Chilean midshipmen, right, render honors to Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, during a visit to the Arturo Prat Naval Academy in Valparaiso, Chile, March 18, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Chilean Navy) Share

SANTIAGO, Chile

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Chile Richard Yoneoka, center right, and their respective staffs pose for a photo during a meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago, Chile, March 17, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Embassy in Chile) Share

SANTIAGO, Chile

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, meets with the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Chile Richard Yoneoka at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago, Chile, March 17, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Embassy in Chile) Share

VALAPARAISO, Chile

From left to right: Vice Adm. Mauricio Arenas, commander of naval operations, Chilean Navy, Capt. Carlos Zuniga, director, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA), Chilean Navy, and Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, pose for a photo at the SHOA headquarters in Valparaiso, Chile, March 18, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Chilean Navy) Share

VALAPARAISO, Chile

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, signs the guest book at the Chilean Navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service’s headquarters in Valparaiso, Chile, March 18, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Chilean Navy) Share

VALAPARAISO, Chile

Capt. Carlos Zuniga, director, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA), Chilean Navy, left, gives an overview of the SHOA mission to Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center right, and his staff at the SHOA headquarters in Valparaiso, Chile, March 18, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Chilean Navy) Share

VALAPARAISO, Chile

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, meets with Capt. Carlos Zuniga, director, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA), Chilean Navy, at the SHOA headquarters in Valparaiso, Chile, March 18, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Chilean Navy) Share

TALCAHUANO, Chile

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, meets with senior Chilean Naval officers during a submarine tour onboard Chilean submarine Thomson (SS-20) at the Chilean Navy’s Submarine Force Command headquarters in Talcahuano, Chile, March 19, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Chilean Navy) Share

TALCAHUANO, Chile

From left to right: Rear Adm. Arturo Oxley, commander Second Naval Zone, Chilean Navy; Rear Adm, Federico Saelzer, commander, Submarine Force Command, Chilean Navy; Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and Capt. Tyler Ross, U.S. defense attaché, U.S. Embassy Santiago, pose for a photo at the Chilean Navy’s Submarine Force Command headquarters in Talcahuano, Chile, March 19, 2025. The visit to Chile underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Chilean Navy) Share