Watchstander group photo from the Joint Operations Center, United States Forces Japan, in support of Exercise Keen Edge 24. KE24, which occurred from Feb. 1 through Feb. 8, is one of many annual U.S.-Japan operations and exercises that increases readiness to respond to a variety of crises and contingencies, maintaining the Alliance as a credible deterrence in an increasingly complex threat environment. (Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Wright)