Japan Ground Self Defense Force Warrant Officer Kosuke Watahike, sergeant major of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, provides input during a brief about the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy during a Senior Enlisted Leaders Forum on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 13, 2025 as part of the Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium. LANPAC Symposium and Exposition is the premier forum for land power discussions in the Indo-Pacific region. Hosted by the Association of the United States Army and supported by U.S. Army Pacific, LANPAC 2025 brings together representatives from more than 30 Indo-Pacific nations, including a dozen Chiefs of Armies, to address critical security challenges. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Wyatt Moore , 28th Public Affairs Detachment)