From left, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Christopher Hoff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Lt. Hirosuke Watanbe, Leading Seaman Daisuke Araki and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. 1st Class Yasuyuki Iwashita inspect radio equipment July 5, 2013, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Hoff was a communications officer with the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armor Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. The Japanese service members were assigned to the Japan Self-Defense Force Deployment Air Force for Counterpiracy Enforcement unit, a Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa coalition partner. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tom Ouellette/Released)