2 remaining ASDF cargo planes return from Iraq airlift mission

2 remaining ASDF cargo planes return from Iraq airlift mission

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese troops get off an Air Self-Defense Force C-130H cargo plane that was involved in an airlift mission in Iraq at the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 21. The two remaining ASDF C-130H cargo planes involved in the mission returned to Japan the same day with 27 troops aboard.

ASDF planes leave Okinawa for Pakistan

ASDF planes leave Okinawa for Pakistan

NAHA, Japan - Members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) board an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) transport plane at Naha air base in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 7 before leaving for Pakistan to airlift relief supplies to refugees from Afghanistan. Six C-130H transport planes stopped over at the base for refueling after departing the Komaki air base in Aichi Prefecture the previous day.

SDF aircraft ready to fly to Pakistan

SDF aircraft ready to fly to Pakistan

NAGOYA, Japan - One of six Air Self-Defense Force C-130H transport planes is loaded with relief supplies for Afghan refugees at the Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 5. The planes are scheduled to leave the base Oct. 6, arriving in Islamabad on Oct. 9 after refueling stops in Okinawa, the Philippines, Thailand and India.

Cabinet approves SDF aircraft dispatch to Pakistan

Cabinet approves SDF aircraft dispatch to Pakistan

TOKYO, Japan - A C-130H transport plane is ready at a Air Self-Defense Force base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 5 to be sent to Pakistan to help airlift supplies to Afghan refugees. Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani ordered the dispatch of six C-130H aircraft under instructions from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

2 remaining ASDF cargo planes return from Iraq airlift mission

2 remaining ASDF cargo planes return from Iraq airlift mission

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese troops get off an Air Self-Defense Force C-130H cargo plane that was involved in an airlift mission in Iraq at the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 21. The two remaining ASDF C-130H cargo planes involved in the mission returned to Japan the same day with 27 troops aboard. (Kyodo)

SDF aircraft ready to fly to Pakistan

SDF aircraft ready to fly to Pakistan

NAGOYA, Japan - One of six Air Self-Defense Force C-130H transport planes is loaded with relief supplies for Afghan refugees at the Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 5. The planes are scheduled to leave the base Oct. 6, arriving in Islamabad on Oct. 9 after refueling stops in Okinawa, the Philippines, Thailand and India.

ASDF planes leave Okinawa for Pakistan

ASDF planes leave Okinawa for Pakistan

NAHA, Japan - Members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) board an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) transport plane at Naha air base in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 7 before leaving for Pakistan to airlift relief supplies to refugees from Afghanistan. Six C-130H transport planes stopped over at the base for refueling after departing the Komaki air base in Aichi Prefecture the previous day.

Cabinet approves SDF aircraft dispatch to Pakistan

Cabinet approves SDF aircraft dispatch to Pakistan

TOKYO, Japan - A C-130H transport plane is ready at a Air Self-Defense Force base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 5 to be sent to Pakistan to help airlift supplies to Afghan refugees. Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani ordered the dispatch of six C-130H aircraft under instructions from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.