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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20020317q1.htm The Japan Times March 17, 2002 MSDF ships back from Indian Ocean SASEBO, Nagasaki Pref. (Kyodo) Three Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels have returned to their home port of Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture after being dispatched to the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's provision of noncombat support to U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan, MSDF officials said Saturday. The 5,200-ton Kurama, the 4,550-ton Kirisame and 8,100-ton Hamana returned from the northern Indian Ocean on Friday night, some four months after leaving Sasebo on an intelligence-gathering mission Nov. 9. More than 1,500 people, including Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani and relatives of MSDF officials and sailors, greeted the return of the destroyers Kurama and Kirisame and the supply ship Hamana, which docked Saturday afternoon after entry and quarantine procedures. The three-ship fleet was dispatched under the Defense Agency Establishment Law, which allows the government to conduct "necessary investigation and research" ahead of military operations. Five other MSDF vessels are continuing operations in the Indian Ocean and may remain in the area until May 19. The Japan Times: March 17, 2002 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
