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From left to right: Adm. R. Hari Kumar, chief of naval staff, Indian Navy; Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, chief of navy, Royal Australian Navy, toss flowers into the water to honor those lost on board USS Arizona during a tour of the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 17, 2023. Adm. Paparo hosted the Malabar navies’ leadership for a multilateral engagement 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)