Sailing side by side the JMSDF–Strengthening Interoperability with a key Ally!
By Rear Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, Task Force 70 “Launch the alert 15, side 203, initial vector 240” crackles over the 1MC (the ship’s loudspeaker system) early in the morning. An unknown air contact has been detected and is closing the force. Sailors from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) spring …