South Korean and U.S. Navy vessels steam in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju at an undisclosed location on April 4, 2023. Handout by South Korean Defense Ministry/Getty Images hide caption
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a V-22 Osprey aircraft during a live-fire exercise at East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, on May 28. The annual live-fire drill took place as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to boost defense spending after a summit with U.S. President Biden and other "Quad" leaders. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images hide caption