From left, Royal Navy Capt. Simon Staley, Defense Attaché to Japan, Julia Longbottom, British Ambassador to Japan, and Navy Cmdr. Douglas Kennedy, chief staff officer of Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), pose for a photo in front of HMS Richmond (F239) with the ship’s commanding officer, Royal Navy Cmdr. Hugh Botterill, upon Richmond’s arrival to CFAS Aug. 7, 2021. Richmond’s arrival at CFAS is the first of several port calls to Japan by United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21), led by the UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, meant to strengthen multilateral ties a
From left, Royal Navy Capt. Simon Staley, Defense Attaché to Japan, Julia Longbottom, British Ambassador to Japan, and Navy Cmdr. Douglas Kennedy, chief staff officer of Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), pose for a photo in front of HMS Richmond (F239) with the ship’s commanding officer, Royal Navy Cmdr. Hugh Botterill, upon Richmond’s arrival to CFAS Aug. 7, 2021. Richmond’s arrival at CFAS is the first of several port calls to Japan by United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21), led by the UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, meant to strengthen multilateral ties and reinforce a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Size: 1870px × 1336px
Photo credit: © Operation 2021 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: activities, british, cfas, commander, fleet, hms, multilateral, navy, richmond, royal, sasebo
