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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, back left, meets with Vice Adm. Katsushi Omachi, commander in chief, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, back right, during exercise Malabar 2024, Oct. 9, 2024. Malabar 24 is a combined field training exercise that will take place in and around Visakhapatnam, India, and the Bay of Bengal, and focus on high-end warfighting and demonstrating interchangeability between Australian, Indian, Japanese and U.S. forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)