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

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

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Relatives send off Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) members at Kure port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Feb. 14 as the MSDF transport ship Oosumi leaves the port to move supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops in Iraq.

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