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Article: AMPHIBIOUS FORCE, JAPANESE SAILORS TRADE LANGUAGE SKILLS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- December 13, 2008
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The U.S. Navy issued the following press release:
By Lt. Denver Applehans, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet Public Affairs
U.S. and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Sailors spent time working on their language skills with one another Dec. 10 at White Beach Naval Facility on Okinawa, Japan, as part of an ongoing cultural and language exchange program.
Yeoman 2nd Class Brandon Quinn and Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Marquese Gavin, both attached to Task Force 76, coordinate the twice-monthly conversation events with Lt. Yoshinori Tanabe of Japanese Sub Area Activity Okinawa.
"We coordinate with the JMSDF to try and get an equal balance of people," said Gavin. He enjoys coordinating ...