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ASDF shows off PAC-3 missile launcher, radar at Gifu base

GIFU, Japan - This photo shows a launcher (L) for land-to-air Patriot Advanced Capability-3 ballistic missile interceptors and a radar to track incoming missiles that the Air Self-Defense Force unveiled at its Gifu Base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 12. The Gifu base is the sixth ASDF base to have the PAC-3 missile system, which may be used as a part of Japan's two-layer missile shield, installed.

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ASDF fuel tanker aircraft makes emergency landing

KAKAMIGAHARA, Japan - A KC-767 fuel tanker aircraft of the Air Self-Defense Force makes an emergency landing at the ASDF's Gifu Air Base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on Dec. 12 after it became unable to retract its refueling boom while on a flight.

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GDSF Tenth Division holds earthquake response exercise

NAGOYA, Japan - Officers of the Ground Self-Defense Force Tenth Division hold an earthquake disaster drill at the divisional headquarters in the GSDF Moriyama base in Nagoya on July 3 to cope with the aftermaths of a major earthquake that has been anticipated to strike the Chubu region. The drill was intended to test the division's response to a magnitude 8.6 earthquake that occurred at 5 a.m., with 170,000 people becoming quake victims in Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures. The division plans to compile an earthquake response action plan by March next year.

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Patrol plane veers off runway in central Japan

Video taken Sept. 7, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a patrol plane that veered off the runway and stopped on the grass at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu Base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture.

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Patrol plane veers off runway in central Japan

Photo taken Sept. 7, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a patrol plane that veered off the runway and stopped on the grass at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu Base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture.

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Patrol plane veers off runway in central Japan

Photo taken Sept. 7, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a patrol plane that veered off the runway and stopped on the grass at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu Base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture.

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Patrol plane veers off runway in central Japan

Photo taken Sept. 7, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a patrol plane that veered off the runway and stopped on the grass at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu Base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture.

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Patrol plane veers off runway in central Japan

Photo taken Sept. 7, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a patrol plane that veered off the runway and stopped on the grass at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu Base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture.

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ASDF fuel tanker aircraft makes emergency landing

KAKAMIGAHARA, Japan - A KC-767 fuel tanker aircraft of the Air Self-Defense Force makes an emergency landing at the ASDF's Gifu Air Base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on Dec. 12 after it became unable to retract its refueling boom while on a flight. (Kyodo)

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ASDF shows off PAC-3 missile launcher, radar at Gifu base

GIFU, Japan - This photo shows a launcher (L) for land-to-air Patriot Advanced Capability-3 ballistic missile interceptors and a radar to track incoming missiles that the Air Self-Defense Force unveiled at its Gifu Base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 12. The Gifu base is the sixth ASDF base to have the PAC-3 missile system, which may be used as a part of Japan's two-layer missile shield, installed. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 1st homegrown stealth fighter prototype conducts ground test

Photo taken Feb. 24, 2016, shows a prototype of the first Japanese-made stealth fighter taking part in a ground test at Nagoya airport, central Japan, ahead of its maiden flight scheduled in March. The fighter, developed by a consortium of companies led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., is scheduled to fly to the Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu Air Base in neighboring Gifu Prefecture. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Last flight by F-4 fighter

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force personnel pose for a photo in front of an F-4 fighter following its last flight at the Gifu base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 17, 2021. F-4 fighters have been in service for approximately 50 years.

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Last flight by F-4 fighter

A member of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pours sacred sake on an F-4 fighter following its last flight at the Gifu base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 17, 2021. F-4 fighters have been in service for approximately 50 years.

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Last flight by F-4 fighter

A pilot waves from an F-4 fighter at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 17, 2021, as the plane makes its last flight. F-4 fighters have been in service for approximately 50 years.

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Last flight by F-4 fighter

A pilot touches the nose of an F-4 fighter at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 17, 2021 following the plane's final flight. F-4 fighters have been in service for approximately 50 years.

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Last flight by F-4 fighters

F-4 fighters make their last flight at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 17, 2021. F-4 fighters have been in service for about 50 years.

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Last flight by F-4 fighter

An F-4 fighter makes its last flight at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 17, 2021. F-4 fighters have been in service for about 50 years.

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Last flight by F-4 fighter

An F-4 fighter takes off for its last flight at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 17, 2021. F-4 fighters have been in service for about 50 years.

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Ceramic ornaments for Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics athletes

Undated photo shows ceramic ornaments to be given to athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics (L) and Paralympics as commemorative gifts. Each ornament's base, with a design of Mt. Fuji, was produced by potters in an area of Gifu Prefecture known for Mino ware, while the oval-shaped upper part was made by potters from a Nagasaki Prefecture town known for Hasami ware.

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Ceramic ornaments for Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics athletes

Undated photo shows ceramic ornaments to be given to athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics (L) and Paralympics as commemorative gifts. Each ornament's base, with a design of Mt. Fuji, was produced by potters in an area of Gifu Prefecture known for Mino ware, while the oval-shaped upper part was made by potters from a Nagasaki Prefecture town known for Hasami ware.

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GDSF Tenth Division holds earthquake response exercise

NAGOYA, Japan - Officers of the Ground Self-Defense Force Tenth Division hold an earthquake disaster drill at the divisional headquarters in the GSDF Moriyama base in Nagoya on July 3 to cope with the aftermaths of a major earthquake that has been anticipated to strike the Chubu region. The drill was intended to test the division's response to a magnitude 8.6 earthquake that occurred at 5 a.m., with 170,000 people becoming quake victims in Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures. The division plans to compile an earthquake response action plan by March next year. (Kyodo)

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Inada climbs aboard prototype of stealth fighter

Defense Minister Tomomi Inada sits in the cockpit of a prototype of Japan's first domestically developed stealth fighter at an Air Self-Defense Force base in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu on Dec. 2, 2016. In her address there, Inada said she has been reassured by the nation's high fighter technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo