Featured Speakers:
MG Kazuo Tokito, ret. JASDF; Advisor, Defense Systems Group, Hitachi Ltd.; Visiting Fellow, JASDF Air Command and Staff College
MG Tokito retired from JASDF in 2017 as a vice commander of the Northern Air Defense Command. At Matsushima Air Base, he was a base service group commander (2008-2011) and base commander (2015). He was also Director of C4 and cyber (J6) at the Joint Staff Office in 2013. He received his Doctor of Engineering from National Defense Academy.
CAPT Geoffrey Moore, U.S. Navy; Chief of Staff, Naval District Washington
CAPT Moore commanded HS-14 in Atsugi, Japan, during Operation Tomodachi and two deployments aboard USS George Washington. Prior to his current position, he commanded Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (2016-2018). Over his career he has accumulated more than 3,600 hours. He holds a master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.
This event is co-sponsored by the Embassy of Japan: