U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta, commander,

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), delivers the opening statement for the Trilateral Senior Level Seminar (TSLS) hosted at the MARFORPAC headquarters at Camp Smith, Hawaii, Aug. 20, 2019. TSLS brings together senior military leaders from the U.S., Australian Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, with the Republic of Korea Army participating as an observer. The goal of TSLS is to help build a more capable, competent global partnership with an interest in emerging security relationships, while fostering regional cooperation, capability and interoperability. U.S. participants come from MARFORPAC, U.S. Army Pacific and Special Operations Command Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sasha Pierre-Louis)