Rear Admiral Ayhan Bay, Commander Combined Task Force (CCTF) 151 met with Captain Takeshi Yoshioka, Commander of the Third Escort Division of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force in the Gulf of Aden on-board the TCG Gemlik.
During the visit staff members from JS Suzunami met up with their counterparts on the TCG Gemlik to discuss counter-piracy. Rear Admiral Bay said: “We are operating in this part of the world in order to secure the maritime environment and help contribute to the stability and prosperity of the region.”
Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) 