SDF aircraft leave for Pakistan to supply relief to refugees

SDF aircraft leave for Pakistan to supply relief to refugees

KOMAKI, Japan - Transport aircraft and personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) receive a send-off as they prepare to leave Komaki air base in Aichi Prefecture for Pakistan on Oct. 6 to airlift relief supplies for refugees from Afghanistan. The dispatch of aircraft and personnel with supply goods marked Japan's first ''visible'' contribution in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States.

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