 U.S. sailors from around Japan have come to Yacosca for a special opportunity. They'll be working with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors this week on a joint Petty Officer leadership course. We recognized very, very early on that for many of the challenges that we face as leaders, that good non-commissioned officer leadership was critical to moving beyond those challenges. And so understanding that we had great relationships at the command-master chief level, it only made sense to start trying to push that as low as possible. The three-day course focuses on building bilateral ties and on exchanging leadership ideas and skills between the two navies. First day was a little bit nervous, but I really enjoyed it. The sailors weren't just working, they also spent some time having fun with new friends. The leadership course will continue with ship tours and more leadership activities. Reporting from Yacosca Naval Base, I'm Petty Officer Jacob Allison.