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MSDF ship returns home after Indian Ocean antiterrorism mission

SASEBO, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel (R) is reunited with his family on a pier at the MSDF base in Sasebo Port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 26 upon returning to the port aboard the 8,150-ton Hamana after having ended a mission to refuel vessels undertaking U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean.

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MSDF ship returns home after Indian Ocean antiterrorism mission

SASEBO, Japan - The 8,150-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Hamana returns to Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 26 after having ended its mission to refuel vessels undertaking U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean amid controversy as to whether Japan should continue with the mission.

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Fire at MSDF ship

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Firefighters work on the evening of Jan. 7, 2012 to put out a fire on the 8,150-ton Tokiwa, a Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet support ship docked at the port of Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. None of the crew was injured.

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Japan's last MSDF ship returns from refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - After completing a four-month mission to refuel vessels of U.S.-led coalition forces in the Indian Ocean, the 8,150-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship Tokiwa berths at Narumi pier in Tokyo on Nov. 23. The Tokiwa is the last MSDF vessel to return home after Japan called off a six-year refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, as the government failed to get a bill through parliament to re-authorize the mission.

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Japan's last MSDF ship returns from refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - After completing a four-month mission to refuel vessels of U.S.-led coalition forces in the Indian Ocean, the 8,150-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship Tokiwa berths at Narumi pier in Tokyo on Nov. 23, as families of the crew members await the return of their loved ones. The Tokiwa is the last MSDF vessel to return home after Japan called off a six-year refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, as the government failed to get a bill through parliament to re-authorize the mission.

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Japan's last MSDF ship returns from refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force officer gets kisses from his daughter and son after getting off the 8,150-ton MSDF supply ship Tokiwa, which berthed at Narumi pier in Tokyo on Nov. 23. After completing a four-month mission to refuel vessels of U.S.-led coalition forces in the Indian Ocean, the Tokiwa is the last MSDF vessel to return home after Japan called off a six-year refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, as the government failed to get a bill through parliament to re-authorize the mission.

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Japan's last MSDF ship returns from refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - After completing a four-month mission to refuel vessels of U.S.-led coalition forces in the Indian Ocean, the 8,150-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship Tokiwa berths at Narumi pier in Tokyo on Nov. 23. The Tokiwa is the last MSDF vessel to return home after Japan called off a six-year refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, as the government failed to get a bill through parliament to re-authorize the mission.

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Replenishment ship leaves for Indian Ocean on antiterror mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Family members of crewmen bid farewell as the 8,150-ton replenishment ship Tokiwa of the Maritime Self-Defense Force sets sail from its home port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 14 for a new round of antiterrorism mission in the Indian Ocean.

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Japan supply ship arrives in Banda Aceh for relief mission

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The Japanese supply ship Tokiwa arrives in waters off Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh Province, on Jan. 25. With the arrival of the 8,150-ton Tokiwa, the number of vessels from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force operating in the area totaled three.

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MSDF destroyer, refueling ships leave port to assist U.S.

YOKOSUKA, Japan - People see off the 8,150-ton refueling ship Tokiwa at Yokosuka base of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) on Nov. 25 as the vessel and the 4,550-ton destroyer Harusame leave for the Indian Ocean. The two ships will relieve two other MSDF ships there to extend logistical support for the U.S.-led military campaign in and around Afghanistan.

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(1)Two Japanese defense ships set sail for Indian Ocean

MAIZURU, Japan - The 4,950-ton destroyer Haruna of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) sets sail from MSDF Maizuru base in Kyoto Prefecture on Feb. 12. The destroyer will be joined later by the 8,150-ton supply ship Tokiwa and the 3,950-ton destroyer Sawakaze before heading for the Indian Ocean to replace an MSDF fleet deployed there since last November as part of Japan's support for U.S.-led military action against terrorism.

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Replenishment ship leaves for Indian Ocean on antiterror mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Family members of crewmen bid farewell as the 8,150-ton replenishment ship Tokiwa of the Maritime Self-Defense Force sets sail from its home port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 14 for a new round of antiterrorism mission in the Indian Ocean. (Kyodo)

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Replenishment ship leaves for Indian Ocean on antiterror mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Family members of crewmen bid farewell as the 8,150-ton replenishment ship Tokiwa of the Maritime Self-Defense Force sets sail from its home port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 14 for a new round of antiterrorism mission in the Indian Ocean. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship returns home after Indian Ocean antiterrorism mission

SASEBO, Japan - The 8,150-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Hamana returns to Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 26 after having ended its mission to refuel vessels undertaking U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean amid controversy as to whether Japan should continue with the mission. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship returns home after Indian Ocean antiterrorism mission

SASEBO, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel (R) is reunited with his family on a pier at the MSDF base in Sasebo Port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 26 upon returning to the port aboard the 8,150-ton Hamana after having ended a mission to refuel vessels undertaking U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean. (Kyodo)

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Japan's last MSDF ship returns from refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - After completing a four-month mission to refuel vessels of U.S.-led coalition forces in the Indian Ocean, the 8,150-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship Tokiwa berths at Narumi pier in Tokyo on Nov. 23. The Tokiwa is the last MSDF vessel to return home after Japan called off a six-year refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, as the government failed to get a bill through parliament to re-authorize the mission. (Kyodo)

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Japan's last MSDF ship returns from refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - After completing a four-month mission to refuel vessels of U.S.-led coalition forces in the Indian Ocean, the 8,150-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship Tokiwa berths at Narumi pier in Tokyo on Nov. 24, as families of the crew members await the return of their loved ones. The Tokiwa is the last MSDF vessel to return home after Japan called off a six-year refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, as the government failed to get a bill through parliament to re-authorize the mission. (Kyodo)

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Japan's last MSDF ship returns from refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force officer gets kisses from his daughter and son after getting off the 8,150-ton MSDF supply ship Tokiwa, which berthed at Narumi pier in Tokyo on Nov. 23. After completing a four-month mission to refuel vessels of U.S.-led coalition forces in the Indian Ocean, the Tokiwa is the last MSDF vessel to return home after Japan called off a six-year refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, as the government failed to get a bill through parliament to re-authorize the mission. (Kyodo)

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Japan's last MSDF ship returns from refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - After completing a four-month mission to refuel vessels of U.S.-led coalition forces in the Indian Ocean, the 8,150-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship Tokiwa berths at Narumi pier in Tokyo on Nov. 23. The Tokiwa is the last MSDF vessel to return home after Japan called off a six-year refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, as the government failed to get a bill through parliament to re-authorize the mission. (Kyodo)

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MSDF destroyer, refueling ships leave port to assist U.S.

YOKOSUKA, Japan - People see off the 8,150-ton refueling ship Tokiwa at Yokosuka base of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) on Nov. 25 as the vessel and the 4,550-ton destroyer Harusame leave for the Indian Ocean. The two ships will relieve two other MSDF ships there to extend logistical support for the U.S.-led military campaign in and around Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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Japan supply ship arrives in Banda Aceh for relief mission

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The Japanese supply ship Tokiwa arrives in waters off Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh Province, on Jan. 25. With the arrival of the 8,150-ton Tokiwa, the number of vessels from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force operating in the area totaled three. (Kyodo)

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Fire at MSDF ship

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Firefighters work on the evening of Jan. 7, 2012 to put out a fire on the 8,150-ton Tokiwa, a Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet support ship docked at the port of Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. None of the crew was injured. (Kyodo)

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(1)Two Japanese defense ships set sail for Indian Ocean

MAIZURU, Japan - The 4,950-ton destroyer Haruna of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) sets sail from MSDF Maizuru base in Kyoto Prefecture on Feb. 12. The destroyer will be joined later by the 8,150-ton supply ship Tokiwa and the 3,950-ton destroyer Sawakaze before heading for the Indian Ocean to replace an MSDF fleet deployed there since last November as part of Japan's support for U.S.-led military action against terrorism.