(2)ASDF replacements leave for Iraq

(2)ASDF replacements leave for Iraq

NAGOYA, Japan - Replacements for the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) contingent go on board two C-130 transport planes at Komaki base near Nagoya on June 11. They left for Kuwait on a mission to support reconstruction activities in Iraq.

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