Source: United States Navy
Today, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Adm. Sakai Ryo in Venice, Italy, at the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium.
The two leaders discussed maritime security, deterrence, and ongoing efforts to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Gilday noted the alliance between Japan and the U.S. is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the region, and that both nations share a common vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific.