U.S. places high hopes on expanded SDF role

U.S. places high hopes on expanded SDF role

Vice Adm. Robert Thomas (L), commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, and Vice Adm. Eiichi Funada, commander of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet, hold a joint press conference on the deck of the USS Blue Ridge in Yokohama southwest of Tokyo on March 31, 2015. Thomas welcomed Japan's planned security legislation that will expand the scope of overseas operations by the Self-Defense Forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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