Itsunori Onodera, Japan minister of defense, center-left,

Itsunori Onodera, Japan minister of defense, center-left, meets and shakes hands with Rear Adm. Terry Kraft, commander, Naval Forces Japan, center-right, for a visit aboard the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paolo Bayas/Released)