Hiroyuki Kasui
Hiroyuki Kasui | |
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| Born | 15 January 1963 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Japan |
Branch | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
Service years | 1985–2020 |
Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Commander of the Self Defense Fleet Captain of JS Chikuma Commander of the 1st Escort Flotilla Commander of the 38th Escort Fleet |
| Awards | See Awards |
Admiral Hiroyuki Kasui (糟井裕之, Kasui Hiroyuki; born 15 January 1963) is a retired Japanese naval officer who served as Commander of the Self Defense Fleet of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from 2019 to 2020.[1] He was the 50th Commander of the Self-Defense Fleet, succeeding Kazuki Yamashita, and was himself succeeded in 2020 by Hideki Yuasa.
Career
[edit]Kasui was born in Aichi Prefecture. In March 1985, he graduated from the 29th class of the National Defense Academy, where he studied mechanical engineering, and joined the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
In January 1996, he was promoted to lieutenant (3rd class kaisa).
In July 1999, he was promoted to lieutenant commander (2nd class kaisa).
On 1 August 2001, he became Commanding Officer of the destroyer Chikuma.
On 6 August 2002, he was posted to the Equipment System Division, Defense Department, Maritime Staff Office.
On 1 January 2004, he was promoted to commander (1st class kaisa).
On 1 August 2005, he became group leader of the Business Planning Group in the Defense Division, Defense Department, Maritime Staff Office, while concurrently serving at the Maritime Self-Defense Force Command and Staff College.
On 1 October 2007, he became Commander of the 7th Escort Division.
On 26 March 2008, he became Commander of the 4th Escort Division; on 1 December of the same year, he became Deputy Chief of the Appointments Section, Personnel and Education Department, Maritime Staff Office.
On 26 July 2010, he was promoted to rear admiral (kaisho-ho). On 20 August, he became Commander of the 1st Escort Flotilla. During his tenure, he served as officiating commander of the first-ever joint Japan-India naval exercise.[2] He also served as training controller for a joint Japan-Russia search-and-rescue exercise in September 2011, receiving vessels of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet at Wakasa Bay.[2]
Kasui was serving as Commander of the 1st Escort Flotilla, based at Yokosuka, at the time of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. According to a contemporary account, he was off-duty at the time the earthquake struck and made his way back to headquarters through severe traffic congestion before immediately organising a disaster-relief response. He subsequently coordinated with the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, then supporting the American Operation Tomodachi relief effort, directing his forces to areas requiring joint support and personally leading elements of the flotilla into the disaster zone, including the use of utility landing craft to reach coastal areas blocked by debris.[2]
On 26 July 2012, he became Chief of Staff of the Ominato District.
On 22 August 2013, he became Chief of Staff of the Escort Fleet Command.
On 5 August 2014, he became Director-General of the Personnel and Education Department, Maritime Staff Office.
On 22 December 2016, he was promoted to admiral (kaisho) and appointed Commander of the 38th Escort Fleet.
On 1 April 2019, he was appointed the 50th Commander of the Self-Defense Fleet. On 15 October of the same year, he received a courtesy call from a multinational delegation of foreign naval officers, including Vice Admiral Suraj Berry of the Indian Navy's Eastern Naval Command, a Republic of Singapore Navy officer, and a Royal Navy officer, in connection with the 2019 International Fleet Review, which had been cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis. The visiting delegation thanked the JMSDF for its support, and the meeting was described by the JMSDF as an opportunity to build friendship with the participating countries despite the review's cancellation.[3]
He retired from the JMSDF on 25 August 2020.[2] On 1 December of the same year, he was appointed an advisor to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.[4]
On 2 July 2021, he was awarded the Legion of Merit by the United States government.[5]
Awards
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3rd Defensive Memorial Cordon
7th Defensive Memorial Cordon
10th Defensive Memorial Cordon
11th Defensive Memorial Cordon
15th Defensive Memorial Cordon
18th Defensive Memorial Cordon
19th Defensive Memorial Cordon
20th Defensive Memorial Cordon
21st Defensive Memorial Cordon
22nd Defensive Memorial Cordon
28th Defensive Memorial Cordon
32nd Defensive Memorial Cordon
33rd Defensive Memorial Cordon
37th Defensive Memorial Cordon
41st Defensive Memorial Cordon
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "司令官挨拶-自衛艦隊 海上自衛隊". www.mod.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- 1 2 3 4 "【退役】糟井裕之（自衛艦隊司令官・海将）｜第29期・海上自衛隊 | 日本国自衛隊データベース". japansdf.com (in Japanese). 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ "インド海軍東部艦隊司令官等の表敬". www.mod.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ "自衛隊法第６５条の１１第５項の規定に基づく自衛隊員の再就職状況の報告（令和２年１０月１日～同年１２月３１日分）" [Report on the Reemployment Status of Self-Defense Force Members Pursuant to Article 65-11, Paragraph 5 of the Self-Defense Forces Act (October 1 to December 31, 2020)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-10.
- ↑ "海上自衛隊 自衛艦隊（公式）Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-09-23.