SDF member removes volcanic ash from chopper

SDF member removes volcanic ash from chopper

OTAKI, Japan - A Self-Defense Forces member removes volcanic ash from a "snowshoe" attached to a tire of a SDF helicopter in Otaki Village, Nagano Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2014.

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