On March 6, 2016 S has kindly provided the following on Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) or (Japanese Navy) bilateral and humanitarian activities.
S’s Comment: Though its activities are constrained by the Japanese Constitution, the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) is seriously making international cooperation efforts. Here are some examples:
The bilateral training exercises of JMSDF in 2015 and 2016:
2015/04/05 | Sri Lankan Navy (Sri Lankan west ocean area) |
2015/04/23 | Maldives National Defense Force (Maldives surrounding ocean area) |
2015/05/12 | the Philippine Navy (Manila west ocean area) |
2015/06/13 | French Navy (east Gulf of Aden) |
2015/08/19 | Malaysian Navy (Sabah, west ocean area) |
2015/09/14 | US Navy (Yokosuka) for disaster relief training |
2015/09/21-24 | US Navy (Okinawa surrounding ocean area) for 127th anti-submarine operation |
2015/10/19 | S Korean Navy (Kanto south ocean area) for search and rescue training |
2015/10/19-22 | RAN (Kanto-Shikoku south ocean area) |
2015/10/23 | French Navy (Okinawa north ocean area) |
2015/11/11 | Sri Lankan Navy (Sri Lankan west ocean area) |
2015/11/16-25 | US Navy (Japan surrounding ocean area, airspace) |
2015/11/30 | Sri Lankan Navy (Sri Lankan west ocean area) |
2015/12/18 | Turkish Navy (Gulf of Aden) |
2016/01/28 | EU (Spanish Navy) (Gulf of Aden) |
2016/01/26-02/02 | US Navy (Tokai ocean area) for 128th anti-submarine activities |
2016/02/09 | Pakistan Navy (Gulf of Aden) |
JMSDF (or Japanese Navy) humanitarian support in the South Pacific and other areas are as follows:
2009- | present Anti-piracy operation (P3C, Warship) |
2004 | Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami |
2010/08-09 | Pakistan damaged by flood |
2013/11-12 | The Philippines damaged by Severe Tropical Storm Pewa: humanitarian support & disaster relief by 1,180 JMSDF troops |
2014/01/03-09 | Air Asia flight 8501 for search and rescue operation |
2014/03-04 | Air Malaysia flight 370 for search and rescue operation |
2015/06/21-27 | the Philippine Navy (Palawan Island, Palawan Island north west ocean area）for humanitarian support & disaster relief training by using P3C. |
2016/02/25-29 | Hosting of 19th Asia-Pacific Countries Navy University -“Strengthening of Maritime Security and Corporation in Asia-Pacific Area” |
2016/03/05-present, | the Aurora Australis rescue operation |
Further information is at http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/english/about/operation/index.html
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Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) 2015 Year in Review video. 50 seconds in it goes to a clear English voice-over. The video concentrates on Japan's Self Defense Forces (SDF) humanitarian activities. (Published March 1, 2016).
Like Australia's close relations with the US a close Japanese relationship with the US is evident. Note the humanitarian aid Pacific Partnership 4 minutes in.
Like Australia's close relations with the US a close Japanese relationship with the US is evident. Note the humanitarian aid Pacific Partnership 4 minutes in.
S and Pete