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Japan's antipiracy patrol in Gulf of Aden

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's escort ship Ikazuchi (below) escorts a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia on July 9, 2012, during antipiracy operations.

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Japan's refueling ships return home after antiterrorism mission

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama addresses a ceremony at Harumi Wharf in Tokyo Bay on Feb. 6, 2010, to welcome the return of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's supply ship Mashu and the destroyer Ikazuchi after they wound up their refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan.

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Japan's refueling ships return home after antiterrorism mission

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama inspects a guard of honor during a ceremony at Harumi Wharf in Tokyo Bay on Feb. 6, 2010, to welcome the return of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's supply ship Mashu and the destroyer Ikazuchi after they wound up their refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan.

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Japan's refueling ships return home after antiterrorism mission

TOKYO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force's 13,500-ton supply ship Mashu returns to Marumi Wharf in Tokyo Bay on Feb. 6, 2010, after winding up its refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan. The 4,550-ton destroyer Ikazuchi, along with the Mashu, also returned home, marking the end of Japan's contribution to the operations since December 2001 in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that year in the United States.

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Ikazuchi (back) approaches the fleet support ship Mashuu for refueling in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 14, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the following day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu watch as the MSDF destroyer Ikazuchi is refueled in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 14, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the following day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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MSDF ships at work on day before refueling mission ends

ARABIAN SEA, Indian Ocean - Members of the 13,500-ton supply ship Mashu (L) of the Maritime Self-Defense Force prepare for fueling the 4,550-ton MSDF destroyer Ikazuchi (R) in the Arabian Sea on Jan. 14, 2009, a day ahead of the end of the final dispatch of MSDF ships for Japan's refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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MSDF ships at work on day before refueling mission ends

ARABIAN SEA, Indian Ocean - Members of the 4,550-ton destroyer Ikazuchi (R) of the Maritime Self-Defense Force pull hoses for fuelling from the 13,500-ton MSDF supply ship Mashu (L) in the Arabian Sea on Jan. 14, a day ahead of the end of the final dispatch of MSDF ships for Japan's refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Replenishment ships head to Indian Ocean on antiterror mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 4,550-ton destroyer Ikazuchi of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force leaves its base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 20 for its refueling mission in the Indian Ocean. The 13,500-ton fleet support ship Mashu also set off from its port in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, the same day on the mission.

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Destroyer Ikazuchi leaves for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Crew members of the 4,550-ton Japanese destroyer Ikazuchi are seen off as the vessel leaves its home port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 3 for the Indian Ocean as part of the nation's rear-area support for U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan.

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Destroyer Ikazuchi leaves for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Crew members of the 4,550-ton Japanese destroyer Ikazuchi are seen off as the vessel leaves its home port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 3 for the Indian Ocean as part of the nation's rear-area support for U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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Japanese warship on antipiracy duty at port in Djibouti

An officer on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Ikazuchi looks through a pair of binoculars on July 29, 2015, in Djibouti, eastern Africa. Japan sees Djibouti as a strategic point along a major sea lane and began sending MSDF vessels on an antipiracy mission in 2009, but is now wary of moves by China seeking to build a naval base there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Replenishment ships head to Indian Ocean on antiterror mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 4,550-ton destroyer Ikazuchi of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force leaves its base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 20 for its refueling mission in the Indian Ocean. The 13,500-ton fleet support ship Mashu also set off from its port in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, the same day on the mission. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ships at work on day before refueling mission ends

ARABIAN SEA, Indian Ocean - Members of the 4,550-ton destroyer Ikazuchi (R) of the Maritime Self-Defense Force pull hoses for fuelling from the 13,500-ton MSDF supply ship Mashu (L) in the Arabian Sea on Jan. 14, a day ahead of the end of the final dispatch of MSDF ships for Japan's refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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MSDF ships at work on day before refueling mission ends

ARABIAN SEA, Indian Ocean - Members of the 13,500-ton supply ship Mashu (L) of the Maritime Self-Defense Force prepare for fueling the 4,550-ton MSDF destroyer Ikazuchi (R) in the Arabian Sea on Jan. 14, 2009, a day ahead of the end of the final dispatch of MSDF ships for Japan's refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Japan's refueling ships return home after antiterrorism mission

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama inspects a guard of honor during a ceremony at Harumi Wharf in Tokyo Bay on Feb. 6, 2010, to welcome the return of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's supply ship Mashu and the destroyer Ikazuchi after they wound up their refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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Japan's refueling ships return home after antiterrorism mission

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama addresses a ceremony at Harumi Wharf in Tokyo Bay on Feb. 6, 2010, to welcome the return of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's supply ship Mashu and the destroyer Ikazuchi after they wound up their refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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Japan's refueling ships return home after antiterrorism mission

TOKYO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force's 13,500-ton supply ship Mashu returns to Marumi Wharf in Tokyo Bay on Feb. 6, 2010, after winding up its refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan. The 4,550-ton destroyer Ikazuchi, along with the Mashu, also returned home, marking the end of Japan's contribution to the operations since December 2001 in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that year in the United States. (Kyodo)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu watch as the MSDF destroyer Ikazuchi is refueled in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 14, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the following day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu watch as the MSDF destroyer Ikazuchi is refueled in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 14, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the following day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu watch as the MSDF destroyer Ikazuchi is refueled in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 14, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the following day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu watch as the MSDF destroyer Ikazuchi is refueled in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 14, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the following day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Ikazuchi (back) approaches the fleet support ship Mashuu for refueling in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 14, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the following day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)