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Japan destroyer test-fires missile at review

TOKYO, Japan - The Aegis destroyer Kongou of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force sails during a fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 25, 2009.

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Japan's Aegis destroyers sent to Sea of Japan

SASEBO, Japan - The Japanese Aegis guided-missile destroyer Kongou leaves its base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, for the Sea of Japan on March 28 to prepare to intercept a rocket North Korea plans to launch if it falls into Japanese territory.

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Japan's Aegis destroyers sent to Sea of Japan

SASEBO, Japan - Japanese Aegis guided-missile destroyers, the Choukai (front) and the Kongou (in back) leave their base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, for the Sea of Japan on March 28 to prepare to intercept a rocket North Korea plans to launch if it falls into Japanese territory.

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Japan orders N. Korean rocket destruction

SASEBO, Japan - The Aegis destroyers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, the Kongou (L) and the Choukai, dock at the MSDF base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on March 27. The destroyers are equipped with the launcher of the Standard Missile-3 which can intercept a ballistic missile in space.

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MSDF destroyer returns after missile interception test

SASEBO, Japan - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis destroyer Kongou returns to its home port in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 4 after a successful missile interception test with a Standard Missile-3 system on Dec. 17 in space over the Pacific near Hawaii.

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Japan intercepts ballistic missile in space test off Hawaii

KAUAI ISLAND, Hawaii - A mock mid-range ballistic missile is launched Dec. 17 from a U.S. military range on Kauai Island, Hawaii, as a target to test the launching of the US-developed SM-3 missile interceptor from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense destroyer Kongou, equipped with the Aegis advanced missile tracking system, in waters off Hawaii.

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MSDF destroyer leaves Hawaii for missile interception test

HAWAII, United States - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis-equipped destroyer Kongou leaves a U.S. naval base in Hawaii on Dec. 14 to conduct a missile interception test on Dec. 17 with the help of the U.S. military.

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MSDF unveils destroyer with U.S. missile interceptor

HONOLULU, United States - The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kongou, berthed at the U.S. naval base in Honolulu on Dec. 13. The 7,250-ton Aegis warship will test-fire a U.S.-made missile interceptor off a Hawaii island, the first test by a country other than the United States.

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(1)Japan's Aegis destroyer heads for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer Kongou with the advanced Aegis air defense system sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture for the Indian Ocean on April 10 as part of Japan's efforts to provide rear-area support for U.S.-led counterterrorism military operations mainly in Afghanistan.

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(2)Aegis-equipped Kongou living quarters shown to press

SASEBO, Japan - The physical training room of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis-equipped Kongou is shown to the press on Jan. 17 at Sasebo Base in Nagasaki Prefecture.

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(1)Aegis-equipped Kongou's living quarters shown to press

SASEBO, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis-equipped Kongou is seen at Sasebo Base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 17, the same day its living quarters were shown to the press.

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(3)Japan to send Aegis ship to Indian Ocean

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2001 shows the Kongou, one of Japan's Aegis-equipped high-tech destroyers berthed at Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. Japan decided Dec. 4 to send one of its Aegis vessels to the Indian Ocean later December to step up logistical support for the U.S.-led antiterrorism operation.

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(5)Japan approves support plan for U.S.-led strikes

SASEBO, Japan - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSD) Aegis ship Kongou (L) and destroyer Sawagiri are berthed at MSD Sasebo Base on Nov. 16, 2001, as the government approved a basic plan for Japan's nonbombat support for U.S.-led war on terrorism.

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8 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo port for 'regular drill'

SASEBO, Japan - The Aegis destroyer Kongou (R) of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) leaves Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Oct. 13 along with seven other destroyers and one support ship. MSDF officials denied that their departure has any link to an earlier plan to dispatch four of them to the Indian Ocean on an information-gathering mission. They said the fleet departed to take part in ''regular drills scheduled in this fiscal year.''

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(5)Japan approves support plan for U.S.-led strikes

SASEBO, Japan - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSD) Aegis ship Kongou (L) and destroyer Sawagiri are berthed at MSD Sasebo Base on Nov. 16, 2001, as the government approved a basic plan for Japan's nonbombat support for U.S.-led war on terrorism.

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MSDF unveils destroyer with U.S. missile interceptor

HONOLULU, United States - The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kongou, berthed at the U.S. naval base in Honolulu on Dec. 13. The 7,250-ton Aegis warship will test-fire a U.S.-made missile interceptor off a Hawaii island, the first test by a country other than the United States. (Kyodo)

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Japan intercepts ballistic missile in space test off Hawaii

KAUAI ISLAND, Hawaii - A mock mid-range ballistic missile is launched Dec. 17 from a U.S. military range on Kauai Island, Hawaii, as a target to test the launching of the US-developed SM-3 missile interceptor from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense destroyer Kongou, equipped with the Aegis advanced missile tracking system, in waters off Hawaii. (Kyodo)

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Japan intercepts ballistic missile in space test off Hawaii

KAUAI ISLAND, United States - A U.S.-made Standard Missile 3 is fired from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kongou, equipped with the Aegis advanced missile tracking system, off Hawaii on Dec. 17 to intercept a mock mid-range ballistic missile launched from a U.S. military range on Hawaii's Kauai Island in space. Photo was released by the MSDF. (Kyodo)

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Japan intercepts ballistic missile in space test off Hawaii

KAUAI ISLAND, United States - A U.S.-made Standard Missile 3 is fired from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kongou, equipped with the Aegis advanced missile tracking system, off Hawaii on Dec. 17 to intercept a mock mid-range ballistic missile launched from a U.S. military range on Hawaii's Kauai Island in space. Photo was released by the MSDF. (Kyodo)

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Japan intercepts ballistic missile in space test off Hawaii

KAUAI ISLAND, United States - A U.S.-made Standard Missile 3 is fired from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kongou, equipped with the Aegis advanced missile tracking system, off Hawaii on Dec. 17 to intercept a mock mid-range ballistic missile launched from a U.S. military range on Hawaii's Kauai Island in space. Photo was released by the MSDF. (Kyodo)

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Japan intercepts ballistic missile in space test off Hawaii

KAUAI ISLAND, United States - A U.S.-made Standard Missile 3 is fired from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kongou, equipped with the Aegis advanced missile tracking system, off Hawaii on Dec. 17 to intercept a mock mid-range ballistic missile launched from a U.S. military range on Hawaii's Kauai Island in space. Photo was released by the MSDF. (Kyodo)

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Japan orders N. Korean rocket destruction

SASEBO, Japan - The Aegis destroyers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, the Kongou (L) and the Choukai, dock at the MSDF base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on March 27. The destroyers are equipped with the launcher of the Standard Missile-3 which can intercept a ballistic missile in space. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Aegis destroyers sent to Sea of Japan

SASEBO, Japan - The Japanese Aegis guided-missile destroyer Kongou leaves its base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, for the Sea of Japan on March 28 to prepare to intercept a rocket North Korea plans to launch if it falls into Japanese territory. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Aegis destroyers sent to Sea of Japan

SASEBO, Japan - Japanese Aegis guided-missile destroyers, the Choukai (front) and the Kongou (in back) leave their base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, for the Sea of Japan on March 28 to prepare to intercept a rocket North Korea plans to launch if it falls into Japanese territory. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan's Aegis destroyer heads for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer Kongou with the advanced Aegis air defense system sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture for the Indian Ocean on April 10 as part of Japan's efforts to provide rear-area support for U.S.-led counterterrorism military operations mainly in Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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(1)Aegis-equipped Kongou's living quarters shown to press

SASEBO, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis-equipped Kongou is seen at Sasebo Base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 17, the same day its living quarters were shown to the press. (Kyodo)

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MSDF destroyer returns after missile interception test

SASEBO, Japan - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis destroyer Kongou returns to its home port in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 4 after a successful missile interception test with a Standard Missile-3 system on Dec. 17 in space over the Pacific near Hawaii. (Kyodo)

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MSDF destroyer leaves Hawaii for missile interception test

HAWAII, United States - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis-equipped destroyer Kongou leaves a U.S. naval base in Hawaii on Dec. 14 to conduct a missile interception test on Dec. 17 with the help of the U.S. military. (Kyodo)

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Japan destroyer test-fires missile at review

TOKYO, Japan - The Aegis destroyer Kongou of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force sails during a fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 25, 2009. (Kyodo)

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(2)Aegis-equipped Kongou living quarters shown to press

SASEBO, Japan - The physical training room of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis-equipped Kongou is shown to the press on Jan. 17 at Sasebo Base in Nagasaki Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan to send Aegis ship to Indian Ocean

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2001 shows the Kongou, one of Japan's Aegis-equipped high-tech destroyers berthed at Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. Japan decided Dec. 4 to send one of its Aegis vessels to the Indian Ocean later December to step up logistical support for the U.S.-led antiterrorism operation. (Kyodo)

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8 MSDF vessels leave Sasebo port for 'regular drill'

SASEBO, Japan - The Aegis destroyer Kongou (R) of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) leaves Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Oct. 13 along with seven other destroyers and one support ship. MSDF officials denied that their departure has any link to an earlier plan to dispatch four of them to the Indian Ocean on an information-gathering mission. They said the fleet departed to take part in ''regular drills scheduled in this fiscal year.''