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250214-N-PV401-1016 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 14, 2025) Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, speaks with officials from the French Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense-Force officials in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91) in the Philippine Sea during Pacific Steller 2025, Feb. 14. Pacific Steller 2025 is a multi-large deck event with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, French Carrier Strike Group, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, fostering our alliances and maritime security in support of a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elizabeth Grubbs)