(1)ASDF opens Kuwait base to Japanese media

(1)ASDF opens Kuwait base to Japanese media

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane prepares for takeoff Dec. 10 at the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The ASDF, airlifting supplies and troops in and around Iraq from the base, opened the base to Kyodo News and other Japanese news organizations for the first time since being deployed to the country in March.

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