Zakheim visits Japan's GSDF team in Samawah

Zakheim visits Japan's GSDF team in Samawah

SAMAWAH, Iraq - U.S. Under Secretary of Defense Dov Zakheim (L) speaks with Col. Masahisa Sato, head of a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) advance team, at a Dutch military base in Samawah, southern Iraq, on Feb. 19 after Zakheim arrived there. (Pool photo)

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