GSDF 2nd contingent to Iraq disbands

GSDF 2nd contingent to Iraq disbands

SAPPORO, Japan - Col. Yuki Imaura, leader of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's second contingent to Iraq, reports to Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba and returns the unit's flag on Sept. 12. A ceremony was held at the GSDF base in Sapporo to formally disband the 540-member contingent, which recently returned to Japan after completing a three-month aid mission in Samawah, southern Iraq.

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