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Vice Adm. SAITO Akira, Commander, Fleet Escort Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (center left, seated) and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly (center right, seated), Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, pose for a photo with members of their staff following Flag Talks. Staff talks allow commanders to plan for future operations, work through challenges or lessons learned, while building towards greater collaboration when their forces operate together in the maritime environment. CTF 70 is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.