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WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! USS Essex builds ties with Japanese military By Chief Journalist (SW/AW) Roger Dutcher, USS Essex Public Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- USS Essex (LHD 2) recently hosted a dozen soldiers from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). Chief petty officers (CPOs) from Essex invited the soldiers after meeting them at a Bonenkai party, a traditional Japanese year-end social event, hosted by the local Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). At the event, the Essex CPOs were able to mingle with members of the JGSDF, and decided to return the favor by extending an invitation to them to visit Essex. The tour was the first one on Essex for the soldiers, who are assigned to Camp Takematsu and Camp Ainoura, both in the Nagasaki Prefecture. "It's a huge ship, but a good environment," Chief Warrant Officer Toshiaki Sueyoshi said after his tour of the ship. "If something happens that requires you to go fight, you will be ready because you take care of the ship's crew." Sueyoshi, who is assigned to the Air Defense Group at Camp Takematsu, said he was surprised at the number of females on Essex. He said the JGSDF does not have many females now, but expects to have many more in the future. For Master Sergeant Akira Ootsuba, also from the Air Defense Group, the tour provided an opportunity for him to practice his English skills. "I listen to English on the radio and write down what I hear," Ootsuba said. "My daughter is also my English teacher." Ootsuba, who visited the United States three years ago for missile training in El Paso, Texas, also expressed interest in keeping communication open with Essex Sailors. This was the second tour for JGSDF soldiers in two months. Twenty-four soldiers from the basic enlisted English course at Camp Ainoura toured the ship in December, and were also surprised at the facilities and services available on the small, floating city. The tour route took both groups to the flight deck, bridge, medical and other locations of interest on board. "The visitors were impressed with our combat capabilities, but also with the resources we have to take care of our crew," Command Master Chief (AW/SW) Kevin Haun said. "The Bonenkai party opened a window of opportunity for us to build positive relations with our counterparts in the JMSDF, and these tours gave the Japanese soldiers a chance to see both the Navy side of our military and the American way of life." *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
