(1)MSDF ships sent for Iraq reconstruction refueled in Arabian S

(1)MSDF ships sent for Iraq reconstruction refueled in Arabian S

ABOARD THE TOKIWA, Arabian Sea - A Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) supply ship (C) provides fuel in the Arabian Sea to two MSDF ships -- transport ship Oosumi (R) and destroyer Samidare (L) on March 11. (Kyodo)

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