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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, President, JMSDF Command and Staff College visits NWDC

21 July 2023

From Ian Delossantos NWDC Communications Specialist

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Mr. Michael Durkin, Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) Director, welcomed Vice Adm. Hiroshi Egawa, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, President, JMSDF Command and Staff College, Thursday, Jul. 20. Egawa received various briefs designed to provide a better understanding of the U.S. Navy’s overall Doctrine structure, concept development process, Warfighting Development Center integration, War Gaming, and Navy Lessons Learned.
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Group photo (from left to right): 3) CDR Yudai Mihara, Instructor, Strategic Studies Office, Command and Staff College; LCDR Nami Matsue, Personnel Exchange Program Officer, NWDC; Mr. Robert Oldani, NWDC Doctrine Director; VADM Hiroshi Egawa, President, Command and Staff College; Mr. Michael Durkin, NWDC Director; CAPT Keizo Kitagawa, Dean, Strategic Studies Department, Command and Staff College; CAPT Nickolas Garcia, NWDC N5 Department Head
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JMSDF visits NWDC
Group photo (from left to right): 3) CDR Yudai Mihara, Instructor, Strategic Studies Office, Command and Staff College; LCDR Nami Matsue, Personnel Exchange Program Officer, NWDC; Mr. Robert Oldani, NWDC Doctrine Director; VADM Hiroshi Egawa, President, Command and Staff College; Mr. Michael Durkin, NWDC Director; CAPT Keizo Kitagawa, Dean, Strategic Studies Department, Command and Staff College; CAPT Nickolas Garcia, NWDC N5 Department Head
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During the visit, Egawa, accompanied by Capt. Keizo Kitagawa, Dean, Strategic Studies Department, and Cdr. Yudai Mihara, Instructor, Strategic Studies Office, had the opportunity to take a tour of NWDC and received a demonstration of the capabilities offered by the Navy Center For Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NCAMS). The visit helped to strengthen relationships and bolster understanding between the two nations.
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