(1)MSDF supply ship Tokiwa returns from Arabian Sea

(1)MSDF supply ship Tokiwa returns from Arabian Sea

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship Tokiwa returned April 22 to its home port of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, after a six-month mission in the Arabian Sea to refuel U.S. and allied warships. The Tokiwa was replaced by the Towada, which left its home port in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, March 14.

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