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Coalition officers say Japanese withdrawal would affect unity

Coalition officers say Japanese withdrawal would affect unity

MANAMA, Bahrain - Rear Adm. Scott Swift, deputy commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, speaks to Japanese reporters at a U.S. naval facility in Manama on Sept. 11 about Japan's refueling support for the U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean.

7th Fleet flagship at Hakata port

7th Fleet flagship at Hakata port

FUKUOKA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, speaks in a press conference aboard the 7th Fleet command ship, the Blue Ridge, as the vessel calls at Hakata port in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, for a friendship visit on Aug. 10, 2012.

U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony

U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk (R) and Vice Adm. Scott Swift attend a U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony aboard the command flagship USS Blue Ridge in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 7, 2011. Vice Adm. Van Buskirk was relieved by new commander Vice Adm. Swift at the ceremony.

Coalition officers say Japanese withdrawal would affect unity

Coalition officers say Japanese withdrawal would affect unity

MANAMA, Bahrain - Rear Adm. Scott Swift, deputy commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, speaks to Japanese reporters at a U.S. naval facility in Manama on Sept. 11 about Japan's refueling support for the U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean. (Kyodo)

Japan, U.S. vow cooperation on E. China Sea after Senkaku incident

Japan, U.S. vow cooperation on E. China Sea after Senkaku incident

Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) and Adm. Scott Swift (R), commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, meet at the ministry in Tokyo on June 14, 2016. The two sides agreed that Japan and the United States will work together to ensure stability in the East China Sea in the wake of a Chinese naval ship's sailing in a contiguous zone around Japanese territory there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan to consider deployment of U.S. missile defense system

Japan to consider deployment of U.S. missile defense system

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) and Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, shake hands at Pearl Harbor Naval Station in Hawaii on Nov. 23, 2015, after their talks. Nakatani later told reporters that Japan will consider deploying an advanced U.S. antiballistic missile defense system to counter the missile threat from North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Swift speaks in Tokyo

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Swift speaks in Tokyo

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Scott Swift speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 21, 2015. Swift, who assumed command of the Pacific Fleet in late May, is in Tokyo on the last stop of a three-country Asian tour, which took him to the Philippines and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Swift speaks in Tokyo

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Swift speaks in Tokyo

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Scott Swift speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 21, 2015. Swift, who assumed command of the Pacific Fleet in late May, is in Tokyo on the last stop of a three-country Asian tour, which took him to the Philippines and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony

U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk (R) and Vice Adm. Scott Swift attend a U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony aboard the command flagship USS Blue Ridge in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 7, 2011. Vice Adm. Van Buskirk was relieved by new commander Vice Adm. Swift at the ceremony. (Kyodo)

Japanese defense minister meets U.S. Pacific Fleet commander

Japanese defense minister meets U.S. Pacific Fleet commander

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (R) meets with Adm. Scott Swift, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, at his ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2017, to confirm their cooperation in responding to security issues amid the increased threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese defense minister meets U.S. Pacific Fleet commander

Japanese defense minister meets U.S. Pacific Fleet commander

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) meets with Adm. Scott Swift, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, at his ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2017, to confirm their cooperation in responding to security issues amid the increased threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Swift speaks in Tokyo

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Swift speaks in Tokyo

Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks to a group of reporters in Tokyo on April 6, 2017. Swift said that any decision on a pre-emptive attack against North Korea would be up to President Donald Trump. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo