(3)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

(3)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - Members of a local labor union raise their fists in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 9 to protest the departure of three ships of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) from the MSDF's Sasebo base for the Indian Ocean. The vessels -- two destroyers and one supply ship -- will head for the Indian Ocean to collect information as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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