Japan's antipiracy base in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - Photo taken on July 8, 2011, shows Japan's Self-Defense Forces members around their lodging facility at the recently-opened SDF base in Djibouti. The desert camouflage outfit has been introduced for members at the base in addition to their ordinary green camouflage gear. Japan's first full-scale overseas base is being used for an antipiracy mission off Somalia,

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