Aso at SDF review pledges to continue refueling mission

Aso at SDF review pledges to continue refueling mission

OMITAMA, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso addresses some 5,000 Self-Defense Forces personnel at an annual review held at Air Self-Defense Force Hyakuri Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 19.

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