MSDF ships at work on day before refueling mission ends

MSDF ships at work on day before refueling mission ends

ARABIAN SEA, Indian Ocean - Members of the 4,550-ton destroyer Ikazuchi (R) of the Maritime Self-Defense Force pull hoses for fuelling from the 13,500-ton MSDF supply ship Mashu (L) in the Arabian Sea on Jan. 14, a day ahead of the end of the final dispatch of MSDF ships for Japan's refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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