2nd wave of main GSDF force to head for Iraq mission

2nd wave of main GSDF force to head for Iraq mission

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A female member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is seen among some 150 troops of the GSDF's Northern Army's 2nd Division leaving their garrison in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on March 12 to head for Kuwait on a mission to help rebuild Iraq. About some 10 female members will join the mission for the first time.

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