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Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, poses for a photo with Sasebo City Assembly Chairman Kenji Hayashi after exchanging gifts at a friendship dinner in Sasebo, Japan, Oct. 22, 2024. Koehler met with Sasebo City senior leaders while visiting Sasebo to hold a press conference to commence Keen Sword 25, a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sophia H. Bumps)