ASDF troops leave on quake relief mission

ASDF troops leave on quake relief mission

NAHA, Japan - Some 40 members of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force prepare to board a C-130 transport plane in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 7 to head for the Utapao air base in Thailand. They will transport relief goods to locations in Indonesia, using Utapao as their base.

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