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Plastic minesweeper

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken in Yokohama on March 21, 2012, shows Enoshima, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's new minesweeper vessel made of fiber reinforced plastic, which entered service the same day, becoming the first minesweeper in the MSDF fleet not made of wood.

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MSDF minesweeper tender arrives in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) minesweeper tender Uraga, which is on a mission to deliver relief supplies for Afghan refugees, is anchored at Karachi port Dec. 12. The 5,650-ton Uraga set sail from Japan on Nov. 25 with two other ships, marking the first time for a Japanese military contingent to provide assistance to combat forces since the end of World War II.

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MSDF minesweeper tender arrives in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) minesweeper tender Uraga, which is on a mission to deliver relief supplies for Afghan refugees, is anchored at Karachi port Dec. 12. The 5,650-ton Uraga set sail from Japan on Nov. 25 with two other ships, marking the first time for a Japanese military contingent to provide assistance to combat forces since the end of World War II.

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Plastic minesweeper

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken in Yokohama on March 21, 2012, shows Enoshima, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's new minesweeper vessel made of fiber reinforced plastic, which entered service the same day, becoming the first minesweeper in the MSDF fleet not made of wood. (Kyodo)