The Recently Retired Chief of Naval Operations on S China Sea

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Hideomi Kinoshita, Retired US Admiral Urges Japan, Others to Join Joint Cruises in South China Sea. Kyodo News, May 8, 2016.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news ... a-sea/#.Vy-aZKMrLxV

Note: The chief of naval operations is the highest career official of the navy, secretary of navy having to be civilian.