Tag: Admiral John Richardson

Top US Navy commander in Japan over destroyer collision

by Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – The US Navy’s top commander visited Japan Tuesday to meet the grieving families of seven sailors killed in a weekend accident, as investigators probe questions over the timing of the collision with a container ship. Admiral John Richardson arrived at the US naval base in Yokosuka on the outskirts of Tokyo to meet bereaved relatives and officers who served on the USS Fitzgerald. “It’s an intimate […]

US, Chinese naval commanders to meet amid tensions

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The commanders of the US and Chinese navies will meet amid mounting tensions over China’s claims to much of the South China Sea, the US Navy said Thursday. Admiral John Richardson, chief of US naval operations, will conduct a three-day visit beginning Sunday, stopping in Beijing and the coastal city of Qingdao, and will meet with his Chinese counterpart Wu Shengli. Beijing was incensed by the ruling of an international […]