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Bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper carried to base

A Japan Self-Defense Forces chopper carrying bodies recovered from a crashed SDF helicopter lands at the Air Self-Defense Force base in Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 18, 2023. Five bodies and part of the UH-60JA helicopter, which went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the island, were located on April 16.

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MSDF ship on mission to recover bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine rescue ship Chihaya is pictured from Okinawa Prefecture's Ikema Island on April 17, 2023. Five bodies and part of the SDF UH-60JA helicopter, which went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture, were located a day earlier.

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Bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper carried to base

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel carry bodies and other items recovered from a crashed SDF helicopter in the Air Self-Defense Force base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, on April 18, 2023. The UH-60JA helicopter went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern island, five bodies and part of the aircraft were located on April 16.

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Recovery of bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces on April 16, 2023, in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, are seen transporting items found in the search for an SDF UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture. Five bodies and part of the chopper were located earlier in the day.

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MSDF ship on mission to recover bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine rescue ship Chihaya is pictured from Okinawa Prefecture's Ikema Island on April 17, 2023. Five bodies and part of the SDF's UH-60JA helicopter, which went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture, were located the day before.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

A helicopter of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and a patrol boat of the Maritime Self-Defense Force search waters off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 11, 2023, for a GSDF UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 people aboard on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

A member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces watch over waters off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 11, 2023, in search of a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 people aboard on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

A helicopter of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force and a patrol boat of the Maritime Self-Defense Force search waters off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 11, 2023, for a GSDF UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 people aboard on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

A helicopter of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force searches waters off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 11, 2023, for a GSDF UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 people aboard on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

A helicopter of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and a patrol boat of the Maritime Self-Defense Force search waters off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 11, 2023, for a GSDF UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 people aboard on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine rescue ship Chihaya (above) and minesweeper Shishijima search in waters off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 11, 2023, for a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 people aboard on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Photo taken off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 10, 2023, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine rescue ship Chihaya searching for a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 members aboard on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Photo taken off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 10, 2023, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine rescue ship Chihaya (above) and minesweeper Shishijima searching for a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 people aboard on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force helicopter searches off Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 9, 2023, for a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 members aboard on April 6, after taking off from the island.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel scan the waters from Irabu Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 7, 2023, as search efforts continue for a GSDF UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 members aboard on April 6, shortly after it took off from nearby Miyako Island.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel scan the waters from Irabu Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 7, 2023, as search efforts continue for a GSDF UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 members aboard on April 6, shortly after it took off from nearby Miyako Island.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Photo taken off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 8, 2023, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper Shishijima searching for a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 members aboard on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Photo taken off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 7, 2023, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper Shishijima searching for a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 members aboard on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Photo taken off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 8, 2023, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper Shishijima searching for a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 members aboard on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel scan the waters off Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 8, 2023, as search efforts continue after a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter with 10 members aboard went missing nearby on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel scan the waters off Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 8, 2023, as search efforts continue after a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter with 10 members aboard went missing nearby on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel scan the waters off Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 8, 2023, as search efforts continue after a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter with 10 members aboard went missing nearby on April 6.

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Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel searching for a missing Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter off Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 8, 2023. The UH-60JA multipurpose chopper with 10 personnel aboard disappeared from radar on April 6, shortly after taking off from the island for a land survey.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel look at the waters from Okinawa Prefecture's Miyako Island on April 7, 2023, after a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter with 10 members aboard went missing in nearby waters the previous day.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel looking at the waters from Okinawa Prefecture's Miyako Island on April 7, 2023, after a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter with 10 members aboard went missing in nearby waters the previous day.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel look at the waters from Okinawa Prefecture's Miyako Island on April 7, 2023, after a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter with 10 members aboard went missing in nearby waters the previous day.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel look at the waters from Okinawa Prefecture's Miyako Island on April 7, 2023, after a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter with 10 members aboard went missing in nearby waters the previous day.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel searching for a missing Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter in waters off Miyako Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 7, 2023. The UH-60JA multipurpose chopper with 10 personnel aboard disappeared from radar the previous day, shortly after taking off from the island to surveil nearby land features.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel searching for a missing Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter in waters off Miyako Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 7, 2023. The UH-60JA multipurpose chopper with 10 personnel aboard disappeared from radar the previous day, shortly after taking off from the island to surveil nearby land features.

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Japan defense minister on missing SDF chopper

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada speaks to reporters in Tokyo on April 7, 2023, after a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter with 10 members aboard went missing off Okinawa Prefecture's Miyako Island the previous day.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel look at the waters from Okinawa Prefecture's Miyako Island on April 7, 2023, after a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA helicopter with 10 members aboard went missing in nearby waters the previous day.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan Self-Defense Forces members watch a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel searching for a missing Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter in waters off Miyako Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 7, 2023. The UH-60JA multipurpose chopper with 10 personnel aboard disappeared from radar the previous day, shortly after taking off from the island to surveil nearby land features.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Photo taken April 7, 2023, shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel (L) searching for a missing Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter in waters off Miyako Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-60JA multipurpose helicopter with 10 personnel aboard disappeared from radar the previous day, shortly after taking off from the island to surveil nearby land features.

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SDF chopper with 10 members aboard goes missing near Okinawa

Gen. Yasunori Morishita, chief of staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, meets the press at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 6, 2023, after a GSDF UH-60JA multipurpose helicopter with 10 personnel aboard went missing in waters off the southern prefecture of Okinawa earlier in the day.

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SDF chopper with 10 members aboard goes missing near Okinawa

Gen. Yasunori Morishita, chief of staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, meets the press at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 6, 2023, after a GSDF UH-60JA multipurpose helicopter with 10 personnel aboard went missing in waters off the southern prefecture of Okinawa earlier in the day.

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SDF chopper with 10 members aboard goes missing near Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on April 6, 2023, after a GSDF UH-60JA multipurpose helicopter with 10 personnel aboard went missing in waters off the southern prefecture of Okinawa earlier in the day.

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SDF chopper with 10 members aboard goes missing near Okinawa

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Yasunori Morishita meets the press at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 6, 2023, after a GSDF UH-60JA multipurpose helicopter with 10 personnel aboard went missing in waters off the southern prefecture of Okinawa earlier in the day.