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Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, explains the significance of the USS Arizona shrine wall to the Malabar navies’ leadership during a tour of the Memorial. Adm. Paparo hosted Adm. R. Hari Kumar, chief of naval staff, Indian Navy; Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, chief of navy, Royal Australian Navy; and Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, for a multilateral engagement in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 17, 2023. The four navies, all participants of the Malabar exercise, met prior to the U.S.-led International Seapower Symposium to reinforce security through partnership in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan)