Hiroshi Yamamura
Hiroshi Yamamura | |
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| Chief of Staff of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Adm. Yutaka Murakawa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hiroshi Yamamura January 30, 1962 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Awards |  Legion of Merit (Officer) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Japan |
| Branch/service |  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Years of service | 1984–present |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} Admiral |
| Commands | Chief of Naval Staff Vice Chief of Staff, Naval Staff Office Fleet Escort Force Escort Flotilla 4 Deputy Chief of Staff for Defense Plans and Policy, Joint Staff Chief of Defense Section, Defense Division, Maritime Staff Division JS Mineyuki, DD-124 |
Admiral Hiroshi Yamamura (山村 浩, Yamamura Hiroshi, born 30 January 1962) is a Japanese naval officer who serves as the 34th and incumbent Chief of Staff of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) since March 2019. Before that he had previously served as JMSDF Deputy Chief of Staff since December 2016. His other commands included the Fleet Escort Force, [1] and the Escort Flotilla 4, served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Defense Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, and as Chief of Defense Section, Defense Division, Maritime Staff Division, and serving as the captain of the JS Mineyuki.
He graduated from the National Defense Academy of Japan in 1984 and started his career as an electrical engineer. He visited China in April 2019 for the fleet review of the People's Liberation Army Navy, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Chinese navy.[2]
References
- ^ Yamazaki to Be Appointed Top SDF Officer. The Manila Daily Shimbun, 20 March 2019.
- ^ Japan confirms MSDF leader and destroyer will participate in Chinese Navy's fleet review. The Japan Times, 11 April 2019.
External links
Chiefs of the Maritime Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | ||
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| Chiefs of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (1950-) |  | |