Aegis destroyer Kirishima awaits dispatch

Aegis destroyer Kirishima awaits dispatch

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Japanese destroyer Kirishima (C), equipped with the Aegis missile-detection system, is docked Dec. 14 at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture base ahead of its dispatch Dec. 16 to the Indian Ocean to increase logistical support for U.S.-led antiterrorism operations.

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