Study Tours(domestic)

It is important for students to understand the characteristics, equipment, operational environment and circumstances of each service.
The course student officers visit the places shown on this screen and have opportunities to see the real situation of each unit, and to discuss with unit’s commanders and staff officers of major commands.

From May 17th through 20th 2016, the students from the 20th Joint Advanced Course went on a field trip to the northern part of Japan to learn the present situation and features of the troops of the Maritime and Air Self-Defense Force and the United-States Armed Forces deployed in the area.
   During this field trip, the students were briefed on the present situation of the units and state-of-the-art military equipment, logistics and also the circumstances of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed in the Misawa Air base. They also visited radar site of the 42nd Aircraft Control and Warning Group, maritime patrol aircraft P-8, and electric warfare aircraft EA-18G. They discussed actively in the question-and-answer session, and gained the first-hand knowledge on the status-quo and problems on joint and corporate operations.
   They were also taught mental attitude as senior officers in the speech by VADM Nakanishi, Commandant of Ominato District, and Maj Gen Imaki, Commander of 3rd Air Wing.

42nd Aircraft Control and Warning Group	Brief by Commandant of Ominato District
Ominato Repair Supply Facility	JASDF 4th Air Depot
U.S. Air Force 35 Tactical Fighter Wing	maritime patrol aircraft P-8, and electric warfare aircraft EA-18G
Headquarters of JASDF Northern Air Defense Force	Brief by 3rd Air Wing
3rd Air Wing

On April 28th, the students from the 20th Joint Advanced Course went on a field trip to Atsugi base with the purpose of learning the present situation and features of the Fleet Air Force of the JMSDF and Carrier Air Wing of the US Navy.
   The students were lectured by VADM Maki, the Commander of the Fleet Air Force, and briefed on the current situation by major Staff, and saw MACCS (Maritime Air-operation Command & Control System) and latest patrol plane P-1 at Headquarters of Fleet Air Wing 4, and SH-60K of Air Development Squadron 51.
   The students were also provided mission brief in VFA-102, which is under the command of Carrier Air Wing 5, and saw F/A-18F (Super Hornet).
   They actively exchanged opinions in every session of the field trip, deepened the understanding of the present situation and problems on Fleet Air Force in terms of joint operations, and also gained a deep insight into the interoperability between Japan and the U.S.

Lecture by the Commander of the Fleet Air Force	SH-60K
P-1

On April 26th and 27th, the students from 20th Joint Advanced Course went on a field trip to Yokosuka, where maritime strategic headquarters and major units are based, with the purpose of learning the circumstances and features of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy, Japan.
    The students was addressed by VADM Shigeoka, Commander in Chief of Self-Defense Fleet, and VADM Yamamura, Commander of Fleet Escort Force, VADM Doshita, Commandant of Yokosuka District. They were also briefed on the current situation at headquarters of Self-Defense Fleet, Minesweeper Division and 2nd Submarine Flotilla, and visited the latest destroyer Teruzuki, and submarine.
   They also visited an aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, and were briefed on the present situation at troops under the command of 7th fleet, and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan.
   They actively discussed in question-and-answer session, and deepened the understanding of maritime strategy from the viewpoint of joint operations, and interoperability between Japan and the U.S.

Commander in Chief, Self-Defense Fleet	Commandant of Yokosuka District
Teruzuki, JMSDF destroyer	Field study at submarine
Ronald Reagan, U.S. aircraft carrier	U.S. Naval Forces, Japan

The students from the 20th Joint Advanced Course went on a field trip to Okinawa from April 18th (Mon) through 22nd (Fri), with the purpose of understanding its current situation and feature by observing the sites of the JSDF, United States Forces and other strategically critical locations.
    They visited 15th Brigade of the JGSDF, Fleet Air Wing 5 and Okinawa base of the JMSDF, the headquarters of Southwest Composite Air Division and its subordinating unit, and Okinawa Cooperation Provincial Office, and 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force of the US Marine Corps Japan. They were given mission briefs by the commanding officers, and learned about defense equipment and military facilities in each unit. The students deepened their insight into operational difficulties which are peculiar to the local forces by exchanging views.
   Also, they visited Hamamatsu base on their way back home, and were provided a mission brief and observed military equipment in Airborne Early Warning Group. They gained firsthand experience by learning operational feature on airborne early warning and control system, including E-767.

�VＭＥＦmission brief	MG Ageo’s speech
MG Yamane’s speech	RADM Hatano’s speech
Maj Gen Araki’s speech	Field study on 9th Air Wing