Lowy Lecture Series: Vice Adm Scott Swift, Commander, US 7th Fleet - Maritime Security

Summary: On 16 July 2013 Vice Admiral Scott Swift spoke at the Lowy Institute on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific. Vice Admiral Swift is the Commander of the US Navy’s largest forward-deployed naval force, the Japan-based 7th Fleet. He has responsibility for the majority of naval operations in East Asia, including contingencies on the Korean peninsula.