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Gary Roughead
Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Admiral Roughead is a 1973 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He became the 29th Chief of Naval Operations in September of 2007, after holding six operational commands. He is one of only two officers in the history of the Navy to have commanded both the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific Fleets.
Ashore he served as the Commandant, U.S. Naval Academy, the Navy's Chief of Legislative Affairs, responsible for the Department of the Navy's interaction with Congress. Admiral Roughead was also the Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command. In retirement, Admiral Roughead is Robert and Marion Oster Distinguished Military Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and serves on the boards of directors of the Northrop Grumman Corporation, Maersk Line, Limited, and the Marinette Marine Corporation. He is a
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Katsutoshi Kawano
Japanese admiral (born 1954)
Katsutoshi Kawano (河野 克俊, Kawano Katsutoshi, born 28 November 1954)[3] is a retired Japanese admiral who served as the 5th Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces from 2014 to 2019, and was the longest-serving person in that position.[4] Prior to his appointment, he was the Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the de factonavy of Japan.[5][6][7]
Early life and education
[edit]Katsutoshi Kawano was born in Hakodate, Hokkaido on November 28, 1954. He is the son of Imperial Japanese Navy & Japan Maritime Self-Defense ForceRear admiral Katsuji Kawano, and is the fourth child among five siblings. His father was the Commanding Officer of Sub Area Activity Hakodate and participated in World War II as a young officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy and participated in the Pearl Harbor Attacks as a chief engineer for the Japanese submarin
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middag reception at the residence of US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy © RJIF
The First Annual Japan-U.S. MSF:
“The Japan-U.S. Alliance: Enduring KIZUNA for the Future”
The Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation (RJIF) hosted its first annual Japan-U.S. Military Statesmen Forum (MSF) on July 27th-29th 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.
Topics discussed included:
- Security Environment in East Asia
- Asia-Pacific Rebalance Strategy
- U.S. Basing in Japan
- Cyber, Space, and Energy Security
- Role of the National Security Council
- Management of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Japanese Members
Regular Members
Takashi SAITO | 2nd ledare of personal of the Joint personal, 2006-2009; Admiral, JMSDF |
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Ryoichi ORIKI | 3rd Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff, 2009-2012; General, JGSDF |
Auxiliary Members
Yoshifumi HIBAKO | 32nd Chief of Staff of JGSDF, 2009-2011; General, JGSDF |
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Keiji AKAHOSHI | 29th ledare of personal of JMSDF, 2008-2010; Admiral, JMSDF |
Kenichiro HOK
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