Natsue Kondo
Natsue Kondo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 1966 Yamaguchi, Japan[1] |
| Allegiance | Japan |
| Service/ | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
Vice Admiral Natsue Kondo (近藤 奈津枝, Kondō Natsue, born 13 January 1966) is a Japanese naval officer.
Biography[edit]
Kondo was born on 13 January 1966 and joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in 1989 after graduating from Yamaguchi University. In April 2011 she became chief of administration at the JMSDF's ship supply depot. In August 2012 she became head of the paymaster section at the Maritime Staff Office (MSO) and in April of the following year became vice head of finance at the MSO. From December 2013 Kondo served as director of accounts at the JMSDF's Sasebo, Nagasaki district headquarters. She was director of welfare at the MSO from September 2015.[2]
In December 2016 she was promoted to the rank of rear admiral and appointed director-general of logistics in the office of the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.[2] Kondo became, by this appointment, the first female admiral in the JMSDF.[3]
In December 2023 she was promoted to the rank of vice admiral and appointed as commander of the Ominato District, becoming the first female vice admiral in the JMSDF.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Narisawa, Kaigo. "First woman awarded rank of vice admiral within the MSDF". Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Natsue KONDO Rear Admiral：Director General, Logistics(J-4)". Joint Staff. Japanese Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Nixon, Honey E. "USARJ celebrates Women's Equality Day with 2017 observance". U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Narisawa, Kaigo. "First woman awarded rank of vice admiral within the MSDF". Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 28 December 2023.