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Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, signs the 8-Star Memo alongside Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in Tokyo, Japan on September 11, 2025. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez)