7 ASDF troops in Hokkaido to join main Iraq unit

7 ASDF troops in Hokkaido to join main Iraq unit

CHITOSE, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force members see off seven comrades (front) at Chitose air base in Hokkaido on Jan. 20 before they join a core ASDF unit for transportation missions in Iraq.

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