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GSDF personnel look back on experiences in Samawah

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Japanese ground troops, who have completed their withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, listen to a counselor (far right) speak on mental healthcare at the U.S. Camp Virginia in Kuwait on July 18.

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Nukaga visit GSDF troops withdrawn from Iraq

KUWAIT - Japanese Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga arrives at the U.S. Camp Virginia in Kuwait on July 18 to send words of thanks to Ground Self-Defense Force troops who have completed their withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah.

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GSDF personnel look back on experiences in Samawah

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Japanese ground troops, who have completed their withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, attend a lecture on mental healthcare at the U.S. Camp Virginia in Kuwait on July 18. One of them, a 47-year-old second lieutenant from Hokkaido said, ''I had lost 5 kilograms when I returned home, from probably stress.''

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GSDF troops train in Kuwait before going to Iraq

CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait - Japanese ground troops train with goggles and masks at the U.S. Army's Camp Virginia in southern Kuwait Feb. 23 to get used to sandstorms before traveling overland to the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on a humanitarian mission.

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(2)Japan's GSDF training for mission in Iraq

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force return to the U.S. Army's Camp Virginia in Kuwait City on Feb. 7 after vehicle training to prepare for deployment in Samawah, southern Iraq.

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(4)Main Japan ground troop contingent arrive in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Members of the first group of Japan's core Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent tasked with helping Iraq's reconstruction head to the U.S. Army's Camp Virginia in western Kuwait after arriving at Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base in Kuwait Feb. 4.

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GSDF team rests at U.S. base in Kuwait

CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait - Yoji Fukuda (L), a member of an advance team for a contingent of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) being sent to Iraq, responds to questions from reporters inside a tent at the U.S. Army's Camp Virginia base in Kuwait on Jan. 18 where the GSDF members were to stay the night.

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Advance team for Iraq prepares for lodging in Kuwait

CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait - Boxes of goods are unloaded at the U.S. Army's Camp Virginia base in Kuwait on Jan. 18 by members of an advance team for a detachment of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) being sent to Iraq. The members arrived at the base the previous day.

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Japan's GSDF advance team prepares for lodging in Kuwait

CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait - Members of an advance team of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) heading for Iraq examine boxes containing daily necessities they brought from Japan at the U.S. Army's Camp Virginia base in Kuwait on Jan. 18. They arrived at the base the previous day.

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Japanese GSDF advance team stays at U.S. Army base

CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait - The inside of a large tent at the U.S. Army's Camp Virginia base in Kuwait where an advance team for a detachment of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) being sent to Iraq was to spend the night of Jan. 18.

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GSDF advance team for Iraq unloads goods in Kuwait

CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait - Members of an advance team for deployment in Iraq of a detachment of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) unload goods Jan. 18 after arriving at the U.S. Army's Camp Virginia base in Kuwait the previous day.

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GSDF armored vehicles arrive in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - A convoy of eight Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) light armored vehicles heads for Camp Virginia, a U.S. Army base in western Kuwait on Jan. 18 after being transported from Japan by chartered Russian Antonov-124 plane to Abdullah Al-Mubarak Airbase next to Kuwait International Airport.

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(2)Japan's advance troops arrive in U.S. camp in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - About 30 members of an advance team from Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force line up in a tent at Camp Virginia, a U.S. army base in western Kuwait, on Jan. 17 after arriving there to prepare for their mission in Iraq.

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(1)Japan's advance troops arrive in U.S. camp in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - A U.S. soldier welcomes members of an advance team from Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at Camp Virginia, a U.S. army base in western Kuwait, on Jan. 17. The advance team arrived there to prepare for its mission in Iraq.

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

A man carries a child as he and other refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and board a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and board a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan look out from the window of their bus after arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan look out from the window of their bus after arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and board a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and board a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

A man carries a child as he and other refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and make their way to a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Refugees Arrive At Dulles Airport - Virginia

Refugees evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport and board a waiting bus in Chantilly, VA, USA, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan Evacuation

United States Marines with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group prepare for the arrival of Afghan personnel at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, August 26, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. Photo by Quinn Hurt/US Marine Corps via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GSDF personnel look back on experiences in Samawah

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Japanese ground troops, who have completed their withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, listen to a counselor (far right) speak on mental healthcare at the U.S. Camp Virginia in Kuwait on July 18. (Kyodo)

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GSDF personnel look back on experiences in Samawah

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Japanese ground troops, who have completed their withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, attend a lecture on mental healthcare at the U.S. Camp Virginia in Kuwait on July 18. One of them, a 47-year-old second lieutenant from Hokkaido said, ''I had lost 5 kilograms when I returned home, from probably stress.'' (Kyodo)