ASDF begins humanitarian operations for E. Timorese

ASDF begins humanitarian operations for E. Timorese

KUPANG, Indonesia - Relief supplies are unloaded from Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) cargo planes in Kupang, West Timor, on Nov. 29, beginning a three-month U.N.-sponsored humanitarian operation to help East Timorese refugees scattered throughout West Timor. The ASDF team brought with them more than 10 tons of relief supplies from Indonesia's East Java capital Surabaya -- where the aircraft are based.

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