U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Bemjamin Sigurdson, defense foreign liaison, left, and Rear Admiral Yuki Sekiguchi, Defense and Naval Attaché to Washington, D.C., are flown on an MV-22 Osprey to Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., July 15, 2015. The purpose of the visit was to demonstrate Department of Defense support for Japan's efforts to upgrade capabilities of the Japan Self-Defense Forces to rapidly deploy air and amphibious capabilities and employ joint doctrine.