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Left to right, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Republic of Korea, Lt. Gen Lee Jong-Sup; Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), Adm. Phil Davidson; and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Japan, Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano meet at the USINDOPACOM hosted Chiefs of Defense conference. The CHODS conference provides a forum for military leaders from throughout the Indo-Pacific region to strengthen military-to-military relationships, discuss common defense issues and foster regional cooperation.