MSDF Rear Adm. Ito, commander of multinational antipiracy forces

MSDF Rear Adm. Ito, commander of multinational antipiracy forces

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Admiral Hiroshi, commander of the Combined Task Force 151, sits in the commander's chair in Manama, Bahrain, on July 27, 2015. The multinational forces carry out counter piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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