MSDF minesweeper Uraga returns to home port in Yokosuka

MSDF minesweeper Uraga returns to home port in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) member holds his baby on the MSDF minesweeper Uraga as the vessel returned Dec. 31 to its home base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture after delivering supplies to Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

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