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ASDF plane departs for Djibouti

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft prepares to take off at Miho Air Base in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 21, 2025, heading to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa for a possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East.

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ASDF plane departs for Djibouti

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft takes off at Miho Air Base in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 21, 2025, heading to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa for a possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East.

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ASDF plane departs for Djibouti

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft prepares to take off at Miho Air Base in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 21, 2025, heading to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa for a possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East.

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Gearing up for the winter

YONAGO, Japan - Members of the Air Self-Defense Force at the Miho ASDF base in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, undergo snow-clearing training on Dec. 17 in preparation for the coming snow season. The ASDF snow-clearing unit is in charge of keeping the runway at Yonago airport, which is used by the ASDF and civilian aircraft, operational during snowfall. Last winter, the Miho ASDF snow-clearing unit was deployed for only four days because of warm weather.

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ASDF begins work to salvage C-1 transport plane

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The 499-ton salvage ship Shinyo Maru (foreground) begins work July 8 to recover an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) transport plane that crashed in the Sea of Japan off Okinoshima Island, Shimane Prefecture, on June 28. In the background is a destroyer. The C-1 transport plane with a crew of five disappeared from radar after taking off from the ASDF Miho base in Tottori Prefecture for a 90-minute test flight. The body of one crew member was found July 4.

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Japan to send defense supplies to Ukraine

Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel load bulletproof vests and helmets onto a C-2 transport aircraft at the ASDF's Miho base in the Tottori Prefecture city of Sakaiminato, western Japan, on March 10, 2022, for Japan's mission to airlift defense supplies to Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. The aircraft left the base later in the day for Poland in Japan's second delivery of the supplies to the war-torn country.

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Japan to send defense supplies to Ukraine

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft leaves the ASDF's Miho base in the Tottori Prefecture city of Sakaiminato, western Japan, on March 10, in Japan's second delivery of bulletproof vests and helmets to Ukraine via Poland amid the Russian invasion.

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Japan to send defense supplies to Ukraine

Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel board a C-2 transport aircraft at the ASDF's Miho base in the Tottori Prefecture city of Sakaiminato, western Japan, on March 10, 2022, for Japan's mission to airlift defense supplies to Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. The aircraft left the base later in the day for Poland in Japan's second delivery of the supplies to Ukraine.

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Gearing up for the winter

YONAGO, Japan - Members of the Air Self-Defense Force at the Miho ASDF base in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, undergo snow-clearing training on Dec. 17 in preparation for the coming snow season. The ASDF snow-clearing unit is in charge of keeping the runway at Yonago airport, which is used by the ASDF and civilian aircraft, operational during snowfall. Last winter, the Miho ASDF snow-clearing unit was deployed for only four days because of warm weather. (Kyodo)

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Japan air defense force deploys brand-new C-2 transport aircraft

Photo taken March 30, 2017, shows the cockpit of a brand-new C-2 transport aircraft at Miho Air Base in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The Air Self-Defense Force began deploying C-2s earlier in the week, following years of delays in the development of the domestically made aircraft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan air defense force deploys brand-new C-2 transport aircraft

Photo taken March 30, 2017, shows a brand-new C-2 (R) and an existing C-1 transport aircraft at Miho Air Base in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The Air Self-Defense Force began deploying C-2s earlier in the week, following years of delays in the development of the domestically made aircraft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASDF begins work to salvage C-1 transport plane

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The 499-ton salvage ship Shinyo Maru (foreground) begins work July 8 to recover an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) transport plane that crashed in the Sea of Japan off Okinoshima Island, Shimane Prefecture, on June 28. In the background is a destroyer. The C-1 transport plane with a crew of five disappeared from radar after taking off from the ASDF Miho base in Tottori Prefecture for a 90-minute test flight. The body of one crew member was found July 4.