The radio and combat information center crew from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Hatakaze (DD 171) visited 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) to tour operations department spaces during a subject matter expert exchange May 17. Along with JS Hatakaze Commanding Officer Cmdr. Hideki Sekigawa, the group also included operations and radio officers and their command master chief. “Despite the language barrier, our two navies work better