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Joint Japan-EU Naval Force Anti-Piracy Exercise with Spanish Navy

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Joint Japan-EU Naval Force Anti-Piracy Exercise with Spanish Navy

On June 12th and 21st, JS Onami conducted an anti-piracy joint exercise (including communications training, firearms exercises, etc.) with the Spanish Navy Frigates “Numancia” and “Santa Maria” as the EU Naval Force.

SPECIAL FEATURE

Elephant Walk

Misawa Air Base is the Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force)`s only air base operated jointly with the United States.

TOPICS

Cyber Defense

Advances in information and communications technology (ICT) in recent years have made information and communications networks essential to everyday life.

ACTIVITIES

SDF Central Hospital’s article on COVID-19 published on THE LANCET Infectious Diseases

On June 12th, an article from the SDF Central Hospital on the clinical features of COVID-19 patients published on the medical journal THE LANCET Infectious Diseases.

ACTIVITIES

Return of JS Harusame and JS Takanami

On June 19th, JS Harusame returned to JMSDF Sasebo base, its home port, after completing its seven-month mission as the 35th Deployment Surface Force for Counter Piracy Enforcement (DSPE) in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia.

ACTIVITIES

Recent Telephone Conferences

Minister Kono had a video teleconference with Minister Bowardi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 9th and had a telephone conversation with Minister Soloma of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (PNG) on June 16th.