 Japanese General Shigeru Iwasaki, Chief of Staff, Japan Joint Staff, and Vice Admiral Scott Swift, Commander U.S. Seventh Fleet, along with other U.S. and Japanese military officials, visit the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS George Washington. The two-day embark is part of KeenSword 2013, a regularly scheduled exercise that enables the United States and Japan to practice coordination procedures and improve interoperability required to effectively defend Japan or respond to a crisis in the Asia-Pacific region. It's very critical to demonstrate our strength and competence. KeenSword also builds bilateral confidence and strengthens working relationships between the two militaries. For USS George Washington, I'm Petty Officer Aaron Devenberg.