HMAS Hobart prepares to sail past the reviewing ship, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Izumo, during the International Fleet Review 2022 off the coast of Yokosuka, Japan. Photo: Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman
By Lieutenant Brendan Trembath
Australian vessels have joined about 40 ships and submarines that sailed in formation near Tokyo on November 6 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).