SHIMODA, Japan (May 20, 2017) Quartermaster Seaman

SHIMODA, Japan (May 20, 2017) Quartermaster Seaman Apprentice Dylon Sisson, assigned to the forward-deployed guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), gives an autograph to a young Japanese cub scout during the 78th Shimoda Black Ship Festival. The Navy’s participation in the festival celebrates the heritage of U.S.-Japanese naval partnership first established by Commodore Matthew Perry’s 1853 arrival to Japan. For more than 160 years, the United States has established a heritage of naval presence in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to promote partnership, prosperity, and maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Collins III/Released)