2011年3月11日。
東日本大震災発生時に、16,000人を指揮して災害救援にあった総司令官。
元海上自衛隊横須賀地方総監の高嶋博視氏に、その貴重な体験談をお伺いする機会。
オミクロン株は沖縄米軍基地から拡がったとも言われるが、
米軍が日本にアクセスしやすい利点があったからこそ、当時の米軍の初動が
他のどこよりも迅速で、ありがたかった。
地震、津波、原発という３つの見えない敵に向かって、自衛隊がどのように戦ったのか。
「有事」ではなく「災害時」という場面で、どのような指揮系統が日本を守ったのか。
私たちが、普段目にすることのない現実が、そこにあったという事実。
南海トラフ、首都直下型地震がいつ起きてもおかしくないと言われる昨今で、
この記録を、世界にもっと広く伝えていかなくてはならない。
地震大国の日本だからこそ。
その経験を積んできた日本人だからこそ。
「高嶋博視氏「武人の本懐」海外出版プロジェクト」に、
引き続き、皆様の温かい御支援をよろしくお願いいたします。
March 11, 2011.
Mr. Hiromi Takashima, former Yokosuka District Superintendent of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, was the commander-in-chief of the 16,000-strong disaster relief team at the Great East Japan Earthquake.
We held the event to hear from him about his valuable experience.
It is said that the Omicron stock of COVID-19 has been spread from the U.S. base in Okinawa because of the advantage of easy access to Japan.
But it is also said that the initial response of the U.S. military at that time was faster than anywhere else because of the advantage of easy access to Japan, and we were grateful for that.
How did the SDF fight against three unseen enemies: earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plants?
How did the chain of command protect Japan in a "disaster," not an "emergency" situation?
The fact that there was a reality that we do not usually see.
These days when it is said that the Nankai Trough or an earthquake directly under the Tokyo metropolitan area could happen at any time.
We need to share this record more widely with the world.
This is because Japan is an earthquake-prone country.
And Japanese people have gained experience in this field.
We would like to ask for your continued and warm support for the "Overseas Publication Project of Mr. Hiromi Takashima's book".
