Dec 17, 2020
Earlier this fall, the Yaeyama Defense Association (YDA) petitioned the central government to request the Maritime Self-Defense Force establish a presence in the southernmost part of the Nansei Islands.
The YDA is an active and influential group of 140 business and political leaders in Ishigaki and nearby islands formed in the 1970s following Okinawa Prefecture’s reversion to Japan. It includes former personnel from the SDF and has played a key role in facilitating the establishment of a Ground Self-Defense Force missile base, currently under construction, on Ishigaki Island itself.
The popular three-term mayor of Ishigaki City, Yoshitaka Nakayama, serves as the Association’s honorary advisor. A conservative, Nakayama was first elected in early 2010 at the age of 42 despite the nation’s voters having chosen the center-left (and now defunct) Democratic Party of Japan the previous fall.
Marines from 1st MAW Participate in Yama Sakura 79 > U S Indo-Pacific Command > 2015 pacom.mil - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pacom.mil Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
U.S. Marines from 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group participated in Yama Sakura 79 with Marines from 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade as well as soldiers from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, December 9 to December 14 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. During Yama Sakura 79, 7th Comm Bn supported nearly 200 users on several network enclaves. Prior to the start date, 7th Comm Bn performed a week long Communication Exercise to test the equipment and the configurations that were planned for the exercise. This allowed the detachment to identify any shortfalls of equipment and for the Communication-Electronics Maintenance Marines to inspect equipment for operability and serviceability prior to the operation date…
OKINAWA, Japan
U.S. Marines from 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group participated in Yama Sakura 79 with Marines from 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade as well as soldiers from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, December 9 to December 14 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan.
During Yama Sakura 79, 7th Comm Battalion supported nearly 200 users on several network enclaves. Prior to the start date, 7th Comm Battalion performed a week long Communication Exercise to test the equipment and the configurations that were planned for the exercise. This allowed the detachment to identify any shortfalls of equipment and for the Communication-Electronics Maintenance Marines to inspect equipment for operability and serviceability prior to the operation date.
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