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Japan's disaster relief mission in quake-hit Turkey

Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel board a Japanese government plane at the ASDF's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2023, on a mission to transport disaster-relief equipment and materials to quake-hit Turkey. A Japanese disaster-relief team is currently conducting a search and rescue operation in Turkey following a powerful earthquake there and in neighboring Syria.

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Japan's disaster relief mission in quake-hit Turkey

Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel line up before boarding a Japanese government plane at the ASDF's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2023, on a mission to transport disaster-relief equipment and materials to quake-hit Turkey. A Japanese disaster-relief team is currently conducting a search and rescue operation in Turkey following a powerful earthquake there and in neighboring Syria.

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Japan's disaster relief mission in quake-hit Turkey

Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel are pictured before boarding a Japanese government plane at the ASDF's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2023, on a mission to transport disaster-relief equipment and materials to quake-hit Turkey. A Japanese disaster-relief team is currently conducting a search and rescue operation in Turkey following a powerful earthquake there and in neighboring Syria.

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Joint air exercise at Hokkaido base

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers in protective suits practice taking out radioactive materials from an airplane during a joint air exercise at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido on July 4, 2012. The drill, under the framework of the Proliferation Security Initiative, is part of global efforts to stop the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction, and began the same day with South Korea, Australia and Singapore joining Japan.

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Joint air exercise at Hokkaido base

SAPPORO, Japan - A joint air exercise as part of global efforts to stop the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction begins at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido on July 4, 2012. South Korea, Australia and Singapore are joining Japan for the drill conducted under the framework of the Proliferation Security Initiative.

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Bush leaves Japan after attending G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush waves as he boards Air Force One at Japan's Air Self-Defense Force's base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on July 9 after attending the three-day Group of Eight summit in the lakeside resort town of Toyako.

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GSDF members leave for quake relief mission in Pakistan

SAPPORO, Japan - About 120 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force board a government plane at an Air Self-Defense base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Oct. 14 to head for Pakistan to take part in relief activities in the quake-devastated country.

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2 transport planes head to Pakistan for quake relief

SAPPORO, Japan - A UH-1 helicopter is loaded onto a Air Self-Defense Force C-13 transport plane at an ASDF base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Oct. 13 shortly before it left for the Pakistani capital of Islamabad to help relief activities in the quake-devastated country.

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ASDF F-15 jets collide in air, make emergency landing

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an F-15 fighter jet of the Air Self-Defense Force. Two F-15 jets collided above the water northwest of Hokkaido on Sept. 6, ASDF officials said. Both aircrafts made emergency landings at the Chitose air base near Sapporo as they were slightly damaged, but no one was injured, they said.

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(2)2nd core unit of Japan ground troops heads for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - One of two government planes carrying the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops takes off from the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 for Kuwait. The 190 troops, including 11 female troops, will be followed by the third and last contingent consisting of some 120 officers to be dispatched to the southern Iraqi city of Samawah later in March.

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(1)2nd core unit of Japan ground troops heads for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Family members wave flags as the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops leave the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 for Kuwait en route to Iraw to participate in reconstruction operations there.

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(4)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

CHITOSE, Japan - Members of the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) march past their family members during a send-off ceremony at the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 before their departure for Kuwait en route to Iraq to participate in reconstruction operations there.

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(3)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

CHITOSE, Japan - One of 11 female officers who have been included in the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) waves at her colleagues as she leaves the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 12 en route to Kuwait to participate in reconstruction operations in Iraq. The female officers are expected to engage in medical and signal communication operations in Iraq.

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(6)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

CHITOSE, Japan - A member of the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is presented with paper cranes during a send-off ceremony prior to departure from the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 for Kuwait en route to Iraq to participate in reconstruction operations there.

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(5)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

CHITOSE, Japan - Eleven female members who are joining the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) pose for pictures before a send-off ceremony is held at the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 prior to their departure for Kuwait en route to Iraq to participate in reconstruction operations there.

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(2)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

CHITOSE, Japan - Seen off by their families and fellows, members of the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) leave the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 en route to Kuwait to participate in reconstruction operations in Iraq. The 190 troops will be followed by the GSDF's third unit, consisting of some 120 officers, to be dispatched to the southern Iraqi city of Samawah later in March. With the third unit joining, the 550 GSDF troops will assemble in full force in Samawah.

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(1)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

CHITOSE, Japan - Buses carrying members of the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) leave the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 en route to Kuwait to participate in reconstruction operations in Iraq. The 190 troops include about 10 female officers, who are expected to engage in medical and signal communication operations.

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(3)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - A woman hugs her child at Chitose air base of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Feb. 3 as they see off a government plane carrying some 90 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force bound for Iraq.

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7 ASDF troops in Hokkaido to join main Iraq unit

CHITOSE, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force members see off seven comrades (front) at Chitose air base in Hokkaido on Jan. 20 before they join a core ASDF unit for transportation missions in Iraq.

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(5)GSDF advance team to leave for Iraq Jan. 16

CHITOSE, Japan - Students lodge a protest Jan. 16 against the dispatch of an advance team of about 30 Ground Self-Defense Force members to Iraq later in the day in front of an Air Self-Defense Force base in Chitose, Hokkaido.

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230 GSDF troops leave for E. Timor on peacekeeping mission

CHITOSE, Japan - Masayo Mori (L), one of seven female Ground Self-Defense Force troops to be sent to East Timor to engage in U.N. peacekeeping operations, is seen off by her husband and pet dog April 10 at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Chitose, Hokkaido. It is the first time Japan has dispatched female Self-Defense Force troops overseas on a peacekeeping mission.

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Japanese peacekeepers leave for E. Timor

CHITOSE, Japan - Family members wave at an Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane carrying an advance team of Ground Self-Defense Force peacekeepers as it takes off from Chitose base in Hokkaido on March 2 for East Timor.

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F-4 fighter sits at Chitose base after mistakenly firing shots

CHITOSE, Japan - A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-4 fighter sits at Hokkaido's Chitose base after mistakenly firing 20-millimeter rounds during a drill in Hokkaido. An ASDF officer points at the cannon from which the rounds were fired.

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230 GSDF troops leave for E. Timor on peacekeeping mission

CHITOSE, Japan - Masayo Mori (L), one of seven female Ground Self-Defense Force troops to be sent to East Timor to engage in U.N. peacekeeping operations, is seen off by her husband and pet dog April 10 at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Chitose, Hokkaido. It is the first time Japan has dispatched female Self-Defense Force troops overseas on a peacekeeping mission.

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Hokkaido governor seeks easing of curbs on civil flights from China, Russia

Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi (R) hands transport minister Akihiro Ota a petition to ease restrictions on Chinese and Russian airlines flying into New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to help boost economic activity in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The restrictions are in place for national security reasons in view of an adjacent Self-Defense Air Force base. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASDF F-15 jets collide in air, make emergency landing

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an F-15 fighter jet of the Air Self-Defense Force. Two F-15 jets collided above the water northwest of Hokkaido on Sept. 6, ASDF officials said. Both aircrafts made emergency landings at the Chitose air base near Sapporo as they were slightly damaged, but no one was injured, they said. (Kyodo)

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Bush leaves Japan after attending G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush waves as he boards Air Force One at Japan's Air Self-Defense Force's base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on July 9 after attending the three-day Group of Eight summit in the lakeside resort town of Toyako. (Kyodo)

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GSDF members leave for quake relief mission in Pakistan

SAPPORO, Japan - About 120 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force board a government plane at an Air Self-Defense base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Oct. 14 to head for Pakistan to take part in relief activities in the quake-devastated country. (Kyodo)

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2 transport planes head to Pakistan for quake relief

SAPPORO, Japan - A UH-1 helicopter is loaded onto a Air Self-Defense Force C-13 transport plane at an ASDF base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Oct. 13 shortly before it left for the Pakistani capital of Islamabad to help relief activities in the quake-devastated country. (Kyodo)

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Japanese peacekeepers leave for E. Timor

CHITOSE, Japan - Family members wave at an Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane carrying an advance team of Ground Self-Defense Force peacekeepers as it takes off from Chitose base in Hokkaido on March 2 for East Timor.

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(2)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

CHITOSE, Japan - Seen off by their families and fellows, members of the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) leave the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 en route to Kuwait to participate in reconstruction operations in Iraq. The 190 troops will be followed by the GSDF's third unit, consisting of some 120 officers, to be dispatched to the southern Iraqi city of Samawah later in March. With the third unit joining, the 550 GSDF troops will assemble in full force in Samawah. (Kyodo)

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(1)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

CHITOSE, Japan - Buses carrying members of the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) leave the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 en route to Kuwait to participate in reconstruction operations in Iraq. The 190 troops include about 10 female officers, who are expected to engage in medical and signal communication operations. (Kyodo)

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Osprey aircraft in Hokkaido

A U.S. military MV22 Osprey aircraft arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido on Feb. 4, 2020, for a Japan-U.S. joint exercise. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osprey aircraft in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a U.S. military MV22 Osprey aircraft at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido on Feb. 4, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Retired Japanese government plane

Photo taken May 24, 2019, shows the interior of a former Japanese government plane shown to the press at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The Boeing 747, which flew to 271 locations in 100 countries after its launch in 1993, was retired at the end of March, replaced by a more energy-efficient jet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Retired Japanese government plane

Photo taken May 24, 2019, shows the interior of a former Japanese government plane shown to the press at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The Boeing 747, which flew to 271 locations in 100 countries after its launch in 1993, was retired at the end of March, replaced by a more energy-efficient jet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Retired Japanese government plane

A former Japanese government plane is shown to the press at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 24, 2019. The Boeing 747, which flew to 271 locations in 100 countries after its launch in 1993, was retired at the end of March, replaced by a more energy-efficient jet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Japanese government plane

Photo taken at a hangar at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose base in northern Japan on March 24, 2019, shows the new Japanese government plane, a Boeing 777, set for deployment in the fiscal year starting April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Japanese government plane

Photo taken at a hangar at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose base in northern Japan on March 24, 2019, shows the new Japanese government plane, a Boeing 777, set for deployment in the fiscal year starting April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Japanese government plane

Combined photo taken at a hangar at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose base in northern Japan, on March 24, 2019, shows the new Japanese government plane, a Boeing 777 (top), set for deployment in the fiscal year starting April, and the current Japanese government plane. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Japanese government plane

Photo taken at a hangar at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose base in northern Japan on March 24, 2019, shows the new Japanese government plane, a Boeing 777 (back), set for deployment in the fiscal year starting April. The current Japanese government plane can be seen in the foreground. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Japanese government plane

Photo taken at a hangar at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose base in northern Japan on March 24, 2019, shows the new Japanese government plane, a Boeing 777 (front), set for deployment in the fiscal year starting April. The current Japanese government plane can be seen in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boeing 777-300 ER: new Japanese gov't plane

Photo shows a meeting room on the new government Boeing 777-300 ER, which was shown to the press at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Dec. 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boeing 777-300 ER: new Japanese gov't plane

The new government Boeing 777-300 ER (R) is shown to the press at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Dec. 6, 2018. On the left is the current Boeing 747. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boeing 777-300 ER: new Japanese gov't plane

The new government Boeing 777-300 ER is shown to the press at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Dec. 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boeing 777-300ER: new Japanese gov't plane

The new government Boeing 777-300 ER is shown to the press at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Dec. 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boeing 777-300ER: new Japanese gov't plane

The new government Boeing 777-300 ER is shown to the press at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Dec. 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Japanese gov't aircraft

People gather to see a new Japanese government jet, a Boeing 777-300ER, at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Base in Hokkaido on Aug. 17, 2018. The plane will enter into service from the country's fiscal year starting in April 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sapporo

A staffer works nearby a U.S. F-16 fighter jet at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose base in Sapporo, northern Japan, on April 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sapporo

A staffer inspects a U.S. F-16 fighter jet at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose base in Sapporo, northern Japan, on April 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo