(3)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

(3)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

CHITOSE, Japan - One of 11 female officers who have been included in the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) waves at her colleagues as she leaves the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 12 en route to Kuwait to participate in reconstruction operations in Iraq. The female officers are expected to engage in medical and signal communication operations in Iraq.

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