ASDF repaints C-130 plane which may see duty in Iraq

ASDF repaints C-130 plane which may see duty in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - An Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) C-130 transport plane, which was repainted gray from its original green in preparation for a planned dispatch to Iraq, is seen stationed at the ASDF's Hamamatsu base in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 27. The plane from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture was repainted for desert camouflage. The ASDF released the photo to the media on Nov. 28. (Kyodo)

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