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Adm. Samuel Paparo, left, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander, shakes hands with Takeshi Iwaya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, during a visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. Paparo visited the Ministry of Defense of Japan to reinforce the steadfast US-Japan alliance and commitment to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region. USINDOPACOM is devoted to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression, and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)