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SANTIAGO, Chile (Oct. 24, 2022) Chilean and U.S. Navy officials meet at the Defense Headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Left to right, Vice Adm. Alberto Soto, commander, Chilean Naval Operations, Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Mr. Gabriel Gaspar, Chile’s Undersecretary of Defense, Adm. Juan Andres De la Maza, Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy, and Rear Adm. James Aiken, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet. Paparo visited Chile to underscore the United States’ commitment to strengthening alliances and partnerships for an enduring free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)