JMSDF presents kadomatsu to CFAY for new year [Image 3 of 7]

YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JAPAN

12.22.2022

Photo by Ryo Isobe 

Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 22, 2022) ― From left to right, Master Chief Hajime Sakai, president of the CPO association of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Headquarters Yokosuka District, Command Master Chief Yoshihito Yamamoto, JMSDF Yokosuka District Headquarters Yokosuka District, Command Master Chief Robert Beachy, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s (CFAY) command master chief, and Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Maritza Mejia, from CFAY’s security department, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryo Isobe)

• Date Taken: 12.22.2022
• Date Posted: 12.22.2022 18:18
• Photo ID: 7570065
• VIRIN: 221222-N-JT445-1023
• Resolution: 6572x4404
• Size: 1.79 MB
• Location: YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JP