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PAC3 interceptor on Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. The Japanese government said the same day North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite-carrying rocket during a nine-day window.

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PAC3 interceptor on Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. The Japanese government said the same day North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite-carrying rocket during a nine-day window.

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PAC3 interceptor on Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. The Japanese government said the same day North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite-carrying rocket during a nine-day window.

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PAC3 missiles on Okinawa island

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on Aug. 24, 2023, on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea said the same day it had unsuccessfully made a second attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite.

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PAC3 missile on Okinawa island

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missile is pictured on Aug. 24, 2023, on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea said the same day it had unsuccessfully made a second attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite.

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PAC3 missiles on Okinawa island

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on Aug. 24, 2023, on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea said the same day it had unsuccessfully made a second attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite.

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PAC3 missiles on Okinawa island

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on Aug. 24, 2023, on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea said the same day it had unsuccessfully made a second attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite.

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PAC3 missiles on Okinawa island

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on Aug. 24, 2023, on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea said the same day it had unsuccessfully made a second attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite.

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ASDF PAC3 missiles on Okinawa island

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on June 10, 2023, on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea vowed to launch a military reconnaissance satellite a day after its first attempt to do so ended in failure on May 31.

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ASDF PAC3 missiles on Okinawa island

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on June 10, 2023, on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea vowed to launch a military reconnaissance satellite a day after its first attempt to do so ended in failure on May 31.

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ASDF PAC3 missiles on Okinawa island

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on June 10, 2023, on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea vowed to launch a military reconnaissance satellite a day after its first attempt to do so ended in failure on May 31.

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ASDF PAC3 missile

A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missile is pictured on June 2, 2023 at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Miyakojima base in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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ASDF PAC3 missile

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missile is pictured on June 2, 2023, in Yonaguni in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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ASDF PAC3 missile

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missile is pictured on June 2, 2023, in Yonaguni in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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ASDF PAC3 missiles

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on June 2, 2023 on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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ASDF PAC3 missile

A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missile is pictured on June 2, 2023 at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Miyakojima base on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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ASDF PAC3 missile

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on June 2, 2023 on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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ASDF PAC3 missile

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on June 2, 2023 on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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ASDF PAC3 missile

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missile is pictured on June 2, 2023 on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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SDF PAC3 missile

Photo taken June 1, 2023, shows a Japan Self-Defense Forces Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missile on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo.

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SDF to deploy PAC3 missiles in Okinawa ahead of N. Korea satellite launch

A Japan Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying fuel for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles deployed at a camp on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, arrives on April 2023, for the SDF's mission to use the PAC-3 system ahead of an expected launch by North Korea of a rocket carrying its first reconnaissance satellite that Japan believes is actually a long-range ballistic missile.

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SDF to deploy PAC3 missiles in Okinawa ahead of N. Korea satellite launch

A Japan Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying fuel for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles deployed at a camp on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, arrives on April 2023, for the SDF's mission to use the PAC-3 system ahead of an expected launch by North Korea of a rocket carrying its first reconnaissance satellite that Japan believes is actually a long-range ballistic missile.

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SDF to deploy PAC3 missiles in Okinawa ahead of N. Korea satellite launch

A Japan Self-Defense Force vehicle is being loaded onto a ferry boat at Hakata port in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 23, 2023, for the SDF's mission to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles in Okinawa Prefecture ahead of an expected launch by North Korea of a rocket carrying its first reconnaissance satellite that Japan believes is actually a long-range ballistic missile.

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SDF to deploy PAC3 missiles in Okinawa ahead of N. Korea satellite launch

A Japan Self-Defense Force vehicle is being loaded onto a ferry boat at Hakata port in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 23, 2023, for the SDF's mission to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles in Okinawa Prefecture ahead of an expected launch by North Korea of a rocket carrying its first reconnaissance satellite that Japan believes is actually a long-range ballistic missile.

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SDF to deploy PAC3 missiles in Okinawa ahead of N. Korea satellite launch

A Japan Self-Defense Force vehicle is being loaded onto a ferry boat at Hakata port in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 23, 2023, for the SDF's mission to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles in Okinawa Prefecture ahead of an expected launch by North Korea of a rocket carrying its first reconnaissance satellite that Japan believes is actually a long-range ballistic missile.

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SDF to deploy PAC3 missiles in Okinawa ahead of N. Korea satellite launch

A Japan Self-Defense Force vehicle is being loaded onto a ferry boat at Hakata port in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 23, 2023, for the SDF's mission to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles in Okinawa Prefecture ahead of an expected launch by North Korea of a rocket carrying its first reconnaissance satellite that Japan believes is actually a long-range ballistic missile.

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SDF to deploy PAC3 missiles in Okinawa ahead of N. Korea satellite launch

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel prepare to board a ferry boat at Hakata port in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 23, 2023, on their way to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles in Okinawa Prefecture ahead of the expected launch by North Korea of a rocket carrying its first reconnaissance satellite that Japan believes is actually a long-range ballistic missile.

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PAC3 missile defense system

Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura (L) inspects the Air Self-Defense Force's ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2017 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASDF drill to deploy PAC3 interceptor in Okinawa

The Air Self-Defense Force conducts a drill for deploying Patriot Advanced Capability-3 ballistic missile interceptors on Sept. 29, 2017, at a facility in Naha, Okinawa, to prepare for North Korean missile launches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PAC3 training conducted at U.S. military base in Aomori

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force practices deploying Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors on Sept. 7, 2017, at the U.S. military's Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, amid the increased threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PAC3 training conducted at U.S. military base in Aomori

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force practices deploying Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors on Sept. 7, 2017, at the U.S. military's Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, amid the increased threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PAC3 training in wake of N. Korea's missile launches

The Defense Ministry conducts training to mobilize the Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 system at its Komaki base in central Japan on June 15, 2017, in the wake of North Korea's repeated missile launches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PAC3 training in wake of N. Korea's missile launches

The Defense Ministry conducts training to mobilize the Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 system at its Komaki base in central Japan on June 15, 2017, in the wake of North Korea's repeated missile launches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PAC3 interceptor missile system in Tokyo

Photo taken June 8, 2017, shows the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air guided interceptor missile system deployed on the premises of Japan's Defense Ministry in Tokyo. North Korea test-fired the same day what appeared to be surface-to-ship cruise missiles that traveled about 200 kilometers off its east coast, South Korea's military said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PAC3 ready at Defense Ministry in Tokyo

Photo taken Feb. 12, 2017, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor unit installed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PAC3 ready at Defense Ministry in Tokyo

Photo taken Feb. 12, 2017, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor unit installed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo