Mr. Jun Abe, a professional diver and Uitemate instructor from Miyagi Prefecture, gives participants instructions in the pool at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 12, 2017. Abe travels to different locations around the Indo-Asia-Pacific to teach Uitemate as a water survival skill to help save people's lives in the case of natural disasters. The strength of the alliance enabled humanitarian assistance after the strongest earthquake ever recorded struck the country.

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