SECNAV Carlos Del Toro delivers remarks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, - BOSTON (Sept. 26, 2023) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro calls for a "new maritime statecraft" to prevail in an era of intense strategic competition during remarks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Sept. 26, 2023. Del Toro stated that maritime statecraft, in a broad sense, encompasses not only naval diplomacy but a national, whole-of-government effort to build comprehensive U.S. and allied maritime power, both commercial and naval. (U.S. Navy photo)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Israel Garcia, left, a native of Houston, and Lance Cpl. Jeremy Ferdinand, a native of Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, both combat engineers with Task Force Koa Moana 23, assemble a stack of chicken wire into cubes during a range renovation project on Goldie River Training Camp, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 12, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ricardo Ramirez) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Israel Garcia, left, a native of Houston, and Lance Cpl. Jeremy Ferdinand, a native of Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, both combat engineers with Task Force Koa Moana 23, assemble a stack of chicken wire into cubes during a range renovation project on Goldie River Training Camp, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 12, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ricardo Ramirez)

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) sails alongside Chungmugong Yi Sunshin-class helicopter destroyer ROKS Dae Joyeung (DDH 997) and first-in-class fast-combat support ship ROKS Cheonji (AOE 57) during a photo exercise with Republic of Korea ships, Sept. 25. Robert Smalls is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70 and is participating in a multi-domain bilateral exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. The exercise is taking place near the 70th anniversary of the U.S. and Republic of Korea’s Oct. 1, 1953 Mutual Defense Treaty. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class RuKiyah Mack). - 230925-N-QF023-1217 Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) sails alongside Chungmugong Yi Sunshin-class helicopter destroyer ROKS Dae Joyeung (DDH 997) and first-in-class fast-combat support ship ROKS Cheonji (AOE 57) during a photo exercise with Republic of Korea ships, Sept. 25. Robert Smalls is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70 and is participating in a multi-domain bilateral exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. The exercise is taking place near the 70th anniversary of the U.S. and Republic of Korea’s Oct. 1, 1953 Mutual Defense Treaty. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class RuKiyah Mack).

Cpl. Nicholas Christensen executes infantry maneuvers during a training exercise in Okinawa, Japan. Christensen, a native of St. Charles, Ill. a machine gunner, provided lifesaving medical care to a gravely injured Marine after a vehicle collision in Oceanside, Calif., September 2023. (Department of Defense photo) - Cpl. Nicholas Christensen executes infantry maneuvers during a training exercise in Okinawa, Japan. Christensen, a native of St. Charles, Ill. a machine gunner, provided lifesaving medical care to a gravely injured Marine after a vehicle collision in Oceanside, Calif., September 2023. (Department of Defense photo)

1st Lieutenant Francisco Mendoza looks at the view from the starboard side of the historical Japanese memorial Mikasa warship. - 1st Lieutenant Francisco Mendoza, S-4 Logistics of Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji Japan, takes in the starboard side view from the historical Japanese memorial Mikasa warship, September 13, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Song Jordan)

N/A - U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 and Palauan Maritime Law Enforcement Officers pose for a photograph at the conclusion of the Task Force Koa Moana RQ-20B Puma Training Course graduation at the Palau Joint Operations Center, Bureau of Maritime Security and Fish & Wildlife Protection, Koror, Palau, Sept. 14, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney G. White)

N/A - Dr. Yuriko Bechesrrak, a Pediatric Physician at Belau National Hospital and U.S. Navy Lt. Daniel Neren, an Emergency Medicine Physician with Marine Corps Engineer Detachment 23.2 participate in point of care ultrasound training at Belau National Hospital on Koror, Republic of Palau, Sept. 8, 2023. The United States and the Republic of Palau continue to enhance interoperability by providing regional security, real-world training and community relations projects while forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibilities during MCED – Palau 23.2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. David Bickel)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Isaac Martinez, a legal service specialist with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS-1) 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), is pinned during a meritorious promotion to the rank of sergeant at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, Sept. 12, 2023. The 36th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps met with Marines from across the MAW and personally recognized them for their hard work, discipline, and motivation. (Courtesy Photo) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Isaac Martinez, a legal service specialist with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS-1) 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), is pinned during a meritorious promotion to the rank of sergeant at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, Sept. 12, 2023. The 36th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps met with Marines from across the MAW and personally recognized them for their hard work, discipline, and motivation. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 and Palauan Maritime Law Enforcement Officers pose for a photograph at the conclusion of the Task Force Koa Moana RQ-20B Puma Training Course graduation at the Palau Joint Operations Center, Bureau of Maritime Security and Fish & Wildlife Protection, Koror, Palau, Sept. 14, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney G. White) - U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 and Palauan Maritime Law Enforcement Officers pose for a photograph at the conclusion of the Task Force Koa Moana RQ-20B Puma Training Course graduation at the Palau Joint Operations Center, Bureau of Maritime Security and Fish & Wildlife Protection, Koror, Palau, Sept. 14, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney G. White)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Alexiander Sigrah, a native of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia and a motor transport technician with Task Force Koa Moana 23, utilizes a grinder during a renovation project at the Dr. Arthur P. Sigrah Memorial Hospital on Tofol, Kosrae, FSM, Sept. 5, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry) - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Alexiander Sigrah, a native of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia and a motor transport technician with Task Force Koa Moana 23, utilizes a grinder during a renovation project at the Dr. Arthur P. Sigrah Memorial Hospital on Tofol, Kosrae, FSM, Sept. 5, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)