(2)MSDF ship set to load supplies for Iraq in Muroran

(2)MSDF ship set to load supplies for Iraq in Muroran

MURORAN, Japan - Light armored vehicles await to be loaded aboard the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi which arrived at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18. The ship has been assigned to haul supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops stationed in Iraq. Berthed at left is the destroyer Murasame, which will escort the Oosumi on its voyage to Kuwait. (Kyodo)

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