(5)MSDF ship leaves Hiroshima to supply Japanese troops in Iraq

(5)MSDF ship leaves Hiroshima to supply Japanese troops in Iraq

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Capt. Yasuhiro Mukuo (L) and Capt. Hiroji Sakaue meet the press on the 8,900-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi at Kure port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Feb. 14 before the ship leaves the port to move supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops in Iraq. Mukuo will oversee the transport operation and Sakaue will command the ship.

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