1st group of main GSDF unit for Iraq to leave Japan

1st group of main GSDF unit for Iraq to leave Japan

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Members of the first group of the main Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent (L) are seen off by colleagues (R) at the GSDF station in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 2 before leaving Chitose base, southwest of Asahikawa, on Feb. 3 for the southern Iraqi city of Samawah for an Iraqi reconstruction mission.

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