JAPAN
Cmdr. Eric Smitley, commanding officer, USS Howard (DDG 83), speaks at Region Legal Services Office Western Pacific Yokosuka’s U.S. Naturalization Ceremony with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(James Kimber, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka)

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (August 6, 2025) - Cmdr. Eric Smitley, commanding officer, USS Howard (DDG 83), speaks at Region Legal Services Office Western Pacific Yokosuka’s U.S. Naturalization Ceremony with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka August 6, 2025. Two Sailors and three civilians earned their U.S. Citizenship at the ceremony.

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