(5)ASDF opens Kuwait base to Japanese media

(5)ASDF opens Kuwait base to Japanese media

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Meals, including Japanese dishes, are served in a smorgasbord style at the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force airlifts from the base supplies and troops in and around Iraq.

(6)ASDF opens Kuwait base to Japanese media

(6)ASDF opens Kuwait base to Japanese media

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - An Air Self-Defense Force member, Koji Tateishi, shows off the emblem of a unit supporting Iraqi reconstruction from the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The ASDF airlifts supplies and troops in and around Iraq.

(5)ASDF opens Kuwait base to Japanese media

(5)ASDF opens Kuwait base to Japanese media

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Meals, including Japanese dishes, are served in a smorgasbord style at the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force airlifts from the base supplies and troops in and around Iraq. (Kyodo)

(6)ASDF opens Kuwait base to Japanese media

(6)ASDF opens Kuwait base to Japanese media

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - An Air Self-Defense Force member, Koji Tateishi, shows off the emblem of a unit supporting Iraqi reconstruction from the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The ASDF airlifts supplies and troops in and around Iraq. (Kyodo)

SDF helicopters airlift equipment to build U.S. helipads in Okinawa

SDF helicopters airlift equipment to build U.S. helipads in Okinawa

A Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47 helicopter airlifts a truck in the town of Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 13, 2016, for the construction of helipads for the U.S. military in Okinawa, a move that has further angered local protestors seeking to block the work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SDF helicopters airlift equipment to build U.S. helipads in Okinawa

SDF helicopters airlift equipment to build U.S. helipads in Okinawa

A Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47 helicopter airlifts heavy machinery in the town of Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 13, 2016, for the construction of helipads for the U.S. military in Okinawa, a move that has further angered local protestors seeking to block the work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SDF helicopters airlift equipment to build U.S. helipads in Okinawa

SDF helicopters airlift equipment to build U.S. helipads in Okinawa

A Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47 helicopter airlifts a truck in the town of Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 13, 2016, for the construction of helipads for the U.S. military in Okinawa, a move that has further angered local protestors seeking to block the work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo