Vice President of the United States Michael Pence speaks during a troop talk, Feb. 8, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. During the speech Pence spoke to the importance of a strong Japanese-U.S. relationship to help ensure stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. The vice president was flanked by F-35As from the 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, that were deployed under U.S. Pacific Command's Theater Security Package program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson)