Embassy of Japan in the United States of America
在米国日本国大使館

JMSDF Training Squadron
~Port Call at Baltimore, MD and Visit to Washington, D.C.~
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July 26th – 29th, 2010
Port of Baltimore & Washington, D.C.

During its around-the-world training cruise, the JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self　Defense Force) Training Squadron visited Washington and Baltimore, and attended the wreath laying ceremony at The Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery on July 27th. The crew also attended the reception at Ambassador’s Residence and fostered relationships with the U.S. military members, including Secretary of Air Force Michael B. Donley and Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations.

The JMSDF Training Squadron Band attended the outside music performance at Port of Baltimore on July 28th, and set sail for Lisbon (Portugal), its next way port, on the 29th.