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MSDF minesweeper tender arrives in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) minesweeper tender Uraga, which is on a mission to deliver relief supplies for Afghan refugees, is anchored at Karachi port Dec. 12. The 5,650-ton Uraga set sail from Japan on Nov. 25 with two other ships, marking the first time for a Japanese military contingent to provide assistance to combat forces since the end of World War II.

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(6)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 25, 2001. The ships joins the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada, which left Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, and the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga, which left Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day to head toward the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees.

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(4)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga sails off the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka base for Karachi, Pakistan, on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(2)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Family members wave flags to see off the crewmen of the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga at the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka Base on Nov. 25, 2001.