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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft is recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft is recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Japan ASDF plane heads for Djibouti

KOMAKI, Japan, Oct. 14 Kyodo - The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's KC767 refueling and transport airplane leaves the ASDF's Komaki base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2023, flying to Djibouti in East Africa to prepare for possible airlifting of Japanese nationals from Israel, where tensions are rising following Palestinian militant group Hamas's massive attack a week ago. (Kyodo)

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Japan ASDF plane heads for Djibouti

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's KC767 refueling and transport airplane leaves the ASDF's Komaki base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2023, flying to Djibouti in East Africa to prepare for possible airlifting of Japanese nationals from Israel, where tensions are rising following Palestinian militant group Hamas's massive attack a week ago.

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Japan ASDF plane heads for Djibouti

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's KC767 refueling and transport airplane prepares to leave the ASDF's Komaki base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2023, flying to Djibouti in East Africa to prepare for possible airlifting of Japanese nationals from Israel, where tensions are rising following Palestinian militant group Hamas's massive attack a week ago.

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Japan ASDF plane heads for Djibouti

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's KC767 refueling and transport airplane prepares to leave the ASDF's Komaki base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2023, flying to Djibouti in East Africa to prepare for possible airlifting of Japanese nationals from Israel, where tensions are rising following Palestinian militant group Hamas's massive attack a week ago.

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SDF mission to evacuate Japanese nationals in Sudan

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane takes off from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 21, 2023, for a mission to evacuate Japanese nationals from Sudan. The plane will fly to Djibouti and stand by to extricate 63 Japanese citizens in Sudan, where military clashes are intensifying.

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SDF mission to evacuate Japanese nationals in Sudan

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane takes off from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 21, 2023, for a mission to evacuate Japanese nationals from Sudan. The plane will fly to Djibouti and stand by to extricate 63 Japanese citizens in Sudan, where military clashes are intensifying.

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ASDF aircraft to transport relief goods to quake-hit Turkey

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft prepares to take off from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 14, 2023, to transport tents and other relief goods to Turkey following the Feb. 6 devastating earthquake in the country and Syria.

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ASDF aircraft to transport relief goods to quake-hit Turkey

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft prepares to take off from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 14, 2023, to transport tents and other relief goods to Turkey following the Feb. 6 devastating earthquake in the country and Syria.

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ASDF aircraft to transport relief goods to quake-hit Turkey

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft takes off from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 14, 2023, to transport tents and other relief goods to Turkey following the Feb. 6 devastating earthquake in the country and Syria.

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(2)Japan sends plane to airlift supplies to tsunami-hit Indonesia

NAGOYA, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force personnel go on board a C-130 transport plane bound for Utapao air base in Thailand on Jan. 6 to airlift aid materials and personnel to the northern part of Indonesia's tsunami-devastated Sumatra Island. The plane carrying 40 ASDF members, took off from the Komaki base near Nagoya later in the day. The supplies and personnel will be airlifted from Utapao to Indonesia.

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JSDF plane heads for W. Africa with 20,000 sets of Ebola gear

NAGOYA, Japan - A Japan Air Self-Defense Force transport plane carrying 20,000 sets of anti-Ebola protective gear leaves from the ASDF's Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for West Africa on Dec. 6, 2014.

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JSDF plane heads for W. Africa with 20,000 sets of Ebola gear

NAGOYA, Japan - Containers with 20,000 sets of anti-Ebola protective gear are loaded onto a Japan Air Self-Defense Force transport plane before its departure from the ASDF's Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for West Africa on Dec. 6, 2014.

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JSDF plane heads for W. Africa with 20,000 sets of Ebola gear

NAGOYA, Japan - Containers with 20,000 sets of anti-Ebola protective gear are loaded onto a Japan Air Self-Defense Force transport plane before its departure from the ASDF's Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for West Africa on Dec. 6, 2014.

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ASDF transport plane dispatched to support quake-hit Haiti

KOMAKI, Japan - Members of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force wave to a C-130 transport plane taking off from Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture for Miami, the United States, on Jan. 21, 2010. A 24-member ASDF team on board will meet up with a group of medical relief staff leaving Japan the same day, in Miami, to help transport the staff and medical supplies to quake-devastated Haiti.

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ASDF transport plane dispatched to support quake-hit Haiti

KOMAKI, Japan - Members of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force are seen off by fellow defense force members as they prepare to leave Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture on a C-130 transport plane, Jan. 21, 2010. A team of 24 ASDF members headed to Miami, the United States, where they will meet with medical relief staff leaving Japan the same day, to transport the staff and medical supplies to quake-devastated Haiti.

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Japan's Iraqi reconstruction aid mission ends with ceremony

KOMAKI, Japan - About 450 members of the Air Self-Defense Force return home to an ASDF base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, from Kuwait on Feb. 15 after Japan formally ended its five-year reconstruction aid operations in Iraq. The ASDF members had carried out withdrawal-related tasks at a Kuwaiti base from early December after Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada issued an order in late November for the return to Japan of a contingent of airmen who had airlifted goods and personnel for multinational forces and the United Nations to and from Iraq.

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Aso welcomes back ASDF troops from Iraq mission

NAGOYA, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso delivers a speech during a ceremony at the Air Self-Defense Force's base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 24 to mark the homecoming of ASDF troops who had been stationed in Kuwait for Japan's airlift mission for Iraq.

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Last batch of main ASDF troops return home after ending Iraq mission

KOMAKI, Japan - About 140 Air Self-Defense Force troops returning home from Kuwait, where they have been stationed for Japan's airlift mission for Iraq, salute their colleagues at the ASDF's Komaki base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 23.

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Last batch of main ASDF troops return home after ending Iraq mission

KOMAKI, Japan - The last batch of Air Self-Defense Force troops returning home from Kuwait, where they have been stationed for Japan's airlift mission for Iraq, arrive by a government-chartered aircraft on Dec. 23 at the ASDF's Komaki base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture.

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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.

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1st ASDF cargo plane returns to Japan after completing Iraqi ops

NAGOYA, Japan - An Air Self-Defense Force personnel (R) is greeted by his family at the Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 19 as he returned from Iraq. The first of Japan's three ASDF cargo planes involved in airlifting activities in Iraq returned to Japan following the Japanese government's decision last month to pull the ASDF out from the region.

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1st ASDF cargo plane returns to Japan after completing Iraqi ops

NAGOYA, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force personnel from Iraq arrive at the Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 19. The first of Japan's three ASDF cargo planes involved in airlifting activities in Iraq returned to Japan after completing the mission.

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2 ASDF planes return from Iraq for maintenance

NAGOYA, Japan - Two C-130 transport planes of the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF), which was sent to Iraq in January for reconstruction work, return to the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture, on June 23 for maintenance.

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(2)ASDF replacements leave for Iraq

NAGOYA, Japan - Replacements for the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) contingent go on board two C-130 transport planes at Komaki base near Nagoya on June 11. They left for Kuwait on a mission to support reconstruction activities in Iraq.

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(1)ASDF replacements leave for Iraq

NAGOYA, Japan - Replacements for the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) contingent are seen off by their colleagues as they leave Komaki base near Nagoya on June 11 for Kuwait on a mission to support reconstruction activities in Iraq.

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(2)20 ASDF personnel return home from Iraqi mission

KOMAKI, Japan - A C-130 transport plane landed at Air Self-Defense Force's Komaki base near Nagoya April 23 carrying about 20 ASDF personnel who returned home after a three-month mission in Kuwait to help with U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

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(3)20 ASDF personnel return home from Iraqi mission

KOMAKI, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force members are welcomed by their family at ASDF's Komaki base near Nagoya April 23 after they returned home after completing a three-month mission in Kuwait to help with U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

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(1)20 ASDF personnel return home from Iraqi mission

KOMAKI, Japan - A C-130 transport plane is landing at Air Self-Defense Force's Komaki base near Nagoya April 23 carrying about 20 ASDF personnel who returned home after a three-month mission in Kuwait to help with U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

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80 ASDF troops return home from Iraq reconstruction mission

NAGOYA, Japan - About 80 Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) personnel are greeted by their families at an ASDF base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, on April 22 as they return there from a three-month mission in Kuwait to help with U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

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Final batch of ASDF replacements leaves for Kuwait

KOMAKI, Japan - A ceremony is held at Komaki air base of the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) in Aichi Prefecture on April 16 to see off ASDF 72 members before they leave for Kuwait to join Iraqi reconstruction efforts.

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(1)25 ASDF replacements for Iraq mission leave for Kuwait

KOMAKI, Japan - A C-130 transport plane of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) with 25 ASDF troops leaves the ASDF's Komaki air base in Aichi Prefecture for Kuwait on April 12.

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(3)25 ASDF replacements for Iraq mission leave for Kuwait

KOMAKI, Japan - Twenty-five members of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) are seen off at the ASDF's Komaki air base on April 12 before heading for Kuwait.

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(2)25 ASDF replacements for Iraq mission leave for Kuwait

KOMAKI, Japan - A member of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) hold his child before leaving the ASDF's Komaki air base for Kuwait on April 12.

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(1)ASDF members return from 3-month Iraq mission

NAGOYA, Japan - Members of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) unit are greeted by their family members on returning to Komaki air base near Nagoya from Kuwait on March 24 for rotation after serving there for three months on an Iraq reconstruction support mission.

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(3)ASDF members return from 3-month Iraq mission

NAGOYA, Japan - A member of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) unit is greeted by his son and daughters on returning to Komaki air base near Nagoya on March 24 from his three-month Iraq reconstruction support mission.

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(2)ASDF members return from 3-month Iraq mission

NAGOYA, Japan - A government plane carrying members of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) unit back from Kuwait after a three-month Iraq reconstruction support mission lands at Komaki air base near Nagoya on March 24 as a mother and her daughter awaits.

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(4)ASDF C-130 transport planes depart for Iraq mission

KOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) wave at their colleagues who are about to leave Komaki air base near Nagoya for Kuwait aboard a C-130 transport plane to take part in the U.S.-led reconstruction effort in Iraq.

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(2)ASDF C-130 transport planes depart for Iraq mission

KOMAKI, Japan - Members of civic groups gather near Komaki air base in Aichi Prefecture on Jan. 26 to protest the dispatch of three Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) C-130 transport planes to Kuwait to take part in the U.S.-led reconstruction effort in Iraq.

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(3)Core Japan air unit heads to Kuwait

KOMAKI, Japan - Col. Hironobu Mizoguchi, who is responsible for transport planning for the Air Self-Defense Force unit in Iraq, speaks to reporters at the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture on Jan. 22 before the first unit of the main ASDF contingent leaves for Kuwait to help in the reconstruction of Iraq.

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(1)Core Japan air unit heads to Kuwait

KOMAKI, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force members (R) are seen off by families at ASDF Komaki base before leaving for Kuwait Jan. 22 as part of Japan's deployment of noncombat troops to help in the reconstruction of Iraq.

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(2)Core Japan air unit heads to Kuwait

KOMAKI, Japan - People opposing the dispatch of the Self Defense Forces to Iraq (L) and others supporting it (R) rally in front of the Air Self-Defense Force Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture Jan. 22. The first unit of a main ASDF contingent left Japan for Kuwait the same day.

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Japan ASDF plane arrives in Iran with quake relief supplies

KERMAN, Iran - Iranian soldiers unload relief goods from a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) transport airplane which arrived at Iran's Kerman airport on Jan. 1. The C-130 aircraft and 17 ASDF members from Komaki base in Japan's Aichi Prefecture arrived with blankets, tents and other goods.

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2 Japan transport planes leave for Iran to help quake victims

NAGOYA, Japan - An Air Self-Defense Force's (ASDF) C-130 transport plane departs for Iran from the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 30 to transport relief goods to Iran's quake-hit southeastern region. Two C-130 planes carrying some 30 personnel left the airport.

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(4)ASDF holds send-off ceremony for advance team to Iraq

KOMAKI, Japan - Members of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) advance team that will soon be dispatched to Iraq attend a send-off ceremony held Dec. 24 at the ASDF Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture.