JMSDF presents kadomatsu to CFAY for new year

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 22, 2022) ― From left to right, Bel Smith, catering manager of the CPO Club onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Master Chief Hajime Sakai, president of the CPO association onboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Headquarters Yokosuka District, Command Master Chief Yohshihito Yamamoto, command master chief Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Headquarters Yokosuka District, and Peter Ferral, general manager of the CPO Club pose for a photo during a kadomatu presentation event.

Kadomatsu, a Japanese New Year’s decoration made out of bamboo and pine tree branches rings in a new year with divine beings ushering in good harvest, happiness and prosperity. This is an annual gift presentation by the JMSDF Headquarters Yokosuka District Chief Petty Officer’s Association to CFAY’s Chief Petty Officer Association as part of a long-standing partnership between the U.S. Navy community in Japan and the JMSDF. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet’s forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.