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On behalf of Admiral Sakai Ryo, chief of staff, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), Vice Adm. Tawara Tateki, Commander, Fleet Submarine Force, JMSDF, right, presents a 1st Grade Defense Cooperation Medal to Rear Adm. Rick Seif, left, commanding officer, Commander, Submarine Group 7 during a change of command ceremony at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, on June 2, 2023. Submarine Group 7 directs forward-deployed, combat-capable forces across the full spectrum of undersea warfare throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea.