(1)Japan's main air unit arrives in Kuwait on Iraq mission

(1)Japan's main air unit arrives in Kuwait on Iraq mission

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - A Japanese government plane carrying the 110-strong main unit of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) arrives at Mubarak Air Base in Kuwait on Jan. 23. The team moved to Ali Al Salem Air Base in the western part of the country to join an advance team in order to help in U.S.-led efforts to rebuild Iraq.

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