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Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, explains the significance of the USS Arizona Memorial shrine wall to the Malabar navies’ leadership and others during a tour of the Memorial. Adm. Paparo hosted the leaders from Australia, India and Japan, all participants of the Malabar exercise, for a multilateral engagement in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 17, 2023, 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)