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Japan destroyer in China

QINGDAO, China - Members of the Chinese navy line up in rows to receive the Japanese destroyer Kirisame, which called at Qingdao port in Shangdong Province in China on Dec. 19, 2011.

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Kirisame departs on antipiracy missions

SASEBO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirisame leaves Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2010, to take part in antipiracy operations off Somalia as family member of the crew members wave goodbye. The destroyer Yuudachi also left the port the same day.

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - A crew member of the Japanese destroyer Kirisame poses for a photo with his daughter on landing at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22. The 4,550-ton vessel, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, returned home after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1.

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Japanese destroyer Kirisame, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, cruises to the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22 after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1.

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Japanese destroyer Kirisame, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, is back home at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22 after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1.

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Japanese destroyer Kirisame, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, is about to berth at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22. The 4,550-ton vessel returned home after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1.

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MSDF vessels return to Japan after Indian Ocean duty

SASEBO, Japan - Three Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) vessels -- the Kurama (L, background), the Kirisame (L, foreground) and the Hamana (R) -- anchor near their home port of Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on March 16. The vessels returned to the port the previous day after being dispatched to the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's provision of noncombat support to the U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan.

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(2)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - Two destroyers of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) -- the 5,200-ton Kurama (foreground) and the 4,550-ton Kirisame (background) -- sail from the town of Oseto, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 9 after leaving the MSDF's Sasebo base earlier in the day. The two destroyers and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana are expected to arrive in the Indian Ocean in two weeks, where the three-ship flotilla will conduct a fact-finding mission as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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(4)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - Family members of Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) crew from three warships wave in a pool photo at the MSDF's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 9 as the three vessels leave the base for the Indian Ocean. The three ships -- the 5,200-ton destroyer Kurama, the destroyer 4,550-ton Kirisame and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana -- were sent to the area as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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(1)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 5,200-ton destroyer Kurama of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) leaves a wharf of the MSDF's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 9 on a two-month fact-finding mission in the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan. The Kurama, along with the 4,550-ton destroyer Kirisame and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana, are expected to arrive in the Indian Ocean in two weeks.

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(4)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - Family members of Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) crew from three warships wave in a pool photo at the MSDF's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 9 as the three vessels leave the base for the Indian Ocean. The three ships -- the 5,200-ton destroyer Kurama, the destroyer 4,550-ton Kirisame and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana -- were sent to the area as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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MSDF vessels return to Japan after Indian Ocean duty

SASEBO, Japan - Three Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) vessels -- the Kurama (L, background), the Kirisame (L, foreground) and the Hamana (R) -- anchor near their home port of Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on March 16. The vessels returned to the port the previous day after being dispatched to the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's provision of noncombat support to the U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan.

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - A crew member of the Japanese destroyer Kirisame poses for a photo with his daughter on landing at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22. The 4,550-ton vessel, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, returned home after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1. (Kyodo)

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Japanese destroyer Kirisame, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, is about to berth at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22. The 4,550-ton vessel returned home after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1. (Kyodo)

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Japanese destroyer Kirisame, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, is back home at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22 after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1. (Kyodo)

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Japan destroyer returns home from antiterror mission

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Japanese destroyer Kirisame, which had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean on refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan, cruises to the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 22 after a temporary law authorizing the mission expired Nov. 1. (Kyodo)

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Japanese supply ship refuels U.S. naval vessel

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) supply ship Hamana (R) refuels a U.S. naval vessel in the Arabian Sea in one of undated photographs released by MSDF on Dec. 4, 2001. The photos were taken by a patrol helicopter of the MSDF's destroyer Kirisame, one of the six MSDF ships dispatched to the Indian Ocean under Japan's new antiterrorism law.

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MSDF ships make port call at Da Nang port, Vietnam

Members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Vietnamese Navy pose before the MSDF destroyer Kirisame at Da Nang port, Vietnam, on April 16, 2015. The crew of the MSDF destroyers Kirisame and Asayuki, arriving at the port the same day, will take part in training with the Vietnamese Navy and exchange events during the ships' port call through April 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan destroyer in China

QINGDAO, China - Members of the Chinese navy line up in rows to receive the Japanese destroyer Kirisame, which called at Qingdao port in Shangdong Province in China on Dec. 19, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Kirisame departs on antipiracy missions

SASEBO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirisame leaves Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2010, to take part in antipiracy operations off Somalia as family member of the crew members wave goodbye. The destroyer Yuudachi also left the port the same day. (Kyodo)

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New destroyer Kirisame

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirisame leaves Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2020, to replace Takanami on an information-gathering mission in the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New destroyer Kirisame

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel, wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, are pictured on the deck of new destroyer Kirisame after the vessel left Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2020, to replace Takanami on an information-gathering mission in the Middle East. Their families (seen in the port) wave to the personnel, who will undergo coronavirus tests in the first two weeks before heading to the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New destroyer Kirisame

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel board new destroyer Kirisame at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2020. Kirisame left the port later in the day to replace Takanami on an information-gathering mission in the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New destroyer Kirisame

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel prepare to board new destroyer Kirisame at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2020. Kirisame left the port later in the day to replace Takanami on an information-gathering mission in the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - Two destroyers of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) -- the 5,200-ton Kurama (foreground) and the 4,550-ton Kirisame (background) -- sail from the town of Oseto, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 9 after leaving the MSDF's Sasebo base earlier in the day. The two destroyers and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana are expected to arrive in the Indian Ocean in two weeks, where the three-ship flotilla will conduct a fact-finding mission as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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(1)3 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 5,200-ton destroyer Kurama of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) leaves a wharf of the MSDF's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 9 on a two-month fact-finding mission in the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's plan to provide noncombat support to the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan. The Kurama, along with the 4,550-ton destroyer Kirisame and the 8,100-ton supply ship Hamana, are expected to arrive in the Indian Ocean in two weeks.

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New destroyer Kirisame

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel, wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, are pictured on the deck of new destroyer Kirisame after the vessel left Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2020, to replace Takanami on an information-gathering mission in the Middle East. Their families (seen in the port) wave to the personnel, who will undergo coronavirus tests in the first two weeks before heading to the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New destroyer Kirisame

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel attend a ceremony before boarding new destroyer Kirisame at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2020. Kirisame left the port later in the day to replace Takanami on an information-gathering mission in the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New destroyer Kirisame

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirisame leaves Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2020, to replace Takanami on an information-gathering mission in the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New destroyer Kirisame

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirisame is set to leave Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2020, to replace Takanami on an information-gathering mission in the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New destroyer Kirisame

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel wave from new destroyer Kirisame at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 10, 2020. Kirisame left the port later in the day to replace Takanami on an information-gathering mission in the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan MSDF destroyer Kirisame

File photo taken in October 2015 shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirisame sailing off Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan. Defense Minister Taro Kono said April 3, 2020, that the Kirisame will leave for Middle East waters in May to replace the MSDF destroyer Takanami that has been on an intelligence-gathering mission there since February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo