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By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart
YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Adm. Scott Swift visited Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) July 22 as part of a three-nation area familiarization tour of the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region.
Wednesday’s visit to Yokosuka was his first visit to the base since assuming command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet May 27.
During his visit to CFAY, Swift met with Fleet Activities (FLEACT) and Commander Navy Region Japan (CNFJ) representatives and Japan Self-Defense Force officials.
“This trip provides me with a great opportunity to visit Japan and reacquaint myself with the issues from the Japanese perspective in the region,” said Swift.
As PACFLT, Swift is responsible for the largest naval command in the world, with an area of responsibility that covers almost half of the world’s surface. However, it’s an area Swift is intimately familiar.
“[I] lived here from when I was 2 years old until I was 5,” said Swift who also served a tour here at Yokosuka as the Seventh Fleet commander on the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) from September 2011 to July 2013.
During Swift’s visit, he held an all-hands call, met with local officials and held a town hall meeting for both service members and their families. Swift discussed his goals for the Pacific Fleet and took time to answer Sailors’ individual questions during both events held at CFAY’s Fleet Theater.
Swift discussed topics and issues ranging from the continued rebalance of forces to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to possible changes in the Department of Defense retirement plan and many other issues that have a potential impact on Navy personnel and their families
“The Sailors here stand on a heritage of service forward,” said Swift. “My focus as the Pacific Fleet commander is on Sailors and their families as well as the civilian work force that supports us.”
CFAY provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces, 83 tenant commands, and 24,000 military and civilian personnel.
| Date Taken: | 07.22.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 07.22.2015 18:43 |
| Story ID: | 170800 |
| Location: | YOKOSUKA, JP |
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