MSDF vessels return to Japan after Indian Ocean duty

MSDF vessels return to Japan after Indian Ocean duty

SASEBO, Japan - Three Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) vessels -- the Kurama (L, background), the Kirisame (L, foreground) and the Hamana (R) -- anchor near their home port of Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on March 16. The vessels returned to the port the previous day after being dispatched to the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's provision of noncombat support to the U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan.

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