(2)Aegis ship Kirishima shown to media

(2)Aegis ship Kirishima shown to media

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Combat Information Center (CIC) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) destroyer Kirishima is shown to the media Dec. 9 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, ahead of its dispatch later this month to the Indian Ocean to step up logistical support for the U.S.-led antiterrorism operation.

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