JAPAN

CFAS hosts 3/11 remembrance

From left, Aviation Structural Mechanic Senior Chief Charles Beckerman, senior enlisted leader of Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Command Master Chief Koyuki Tsurukubo, assigned to JMSDF Escort Flotilla Two, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Warrant Officer Masaru Nagata, assigned to JGSDF Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, salute at the base of the flagpole flying the Japanese flag at half-staff during a moment of silence at CFAS March 11, 2024.

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