Mansfield Fellow Completes Placement at ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. in Kobe
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March 29, 2018
Earlier this month Mansfield Fellow Michael Luke Deckard (United States Air Force) completed a brief placement with the aircraft division of transportation equipment manufacturer ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. in Kobe. ShinMaywa`s aircraft division makes the US-2, a seaplane operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for maritime rescue operations. As the first Mansfield Fellow to be placed with ShinMaywa, this ...READ MORE »
March 22, 2018
Last week the Mansfield Fellows in Japan had a unique opportunity to tour the U.S. Naval Base in Yokosuka with its commander, alumni Mansfield Fellow Jeffrey Kim. Captain Kim participated in the Mansfield Fellowship Program as a representative of the United States Navy from 2015-2016. He assumed command of the base, officially known as Fleet Activities Yokosuka, in ...
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Two members of the twenty-second group of Mansfield Fellows gained insights into how Japan prepares for and responds to disasters through their recent placements. As part of her placement with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), earlier this year Carmen Dykes (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission) traveled to Ibaraki Prefecture to tour the Nuclear Emergency Assistance and Training Center (NEAT), ...
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Members of the twenty-third class of Mansfield Fellows have been announced and have already begun preparing for their year-long Fellowship in Japan. The Mansfield Fellows for 2018-2019 are: Richard Banh (Financial Management Analyst, General Services Administration); Logan Barlow (KC-135R Aircraft Commander, Captain, U.S. Air Force); Charles Jake Cadwell (Cyberspace Operations Officer, Major, U.S. Air Force); Gabriel Mahns (Compliance ...
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U.S.-Japan Nuclear Cooperation. In a February 15 presentation organized by the Mansfield Foundation and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Mansfield Fellow Charles Mahaffey (U.S. Department of State) talked about “U.S.-Japan Nuclear Cooperation: From Power Generation to Extended Deterrence” Mr. Mahaffey, offering personal views based on his time within Japanese ministries, described the close cooperation between the United States ...
