A formidable presence at the Maritime Festival will be the U.S. Navy’s 510-foot-long Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence, scheduled to arrive during the day.

U.S. Navy sailors carved a replica of an F-35C Lightning II for their entry in the 75th annual Sapporo Snow Festival on Japan’s northernmost main island. The C-model is the Navy’s carrier ...