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The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force coastal minehunter/sweeper AWASHMA (MSC-670), left, pulls up to the pier behind the minesweeper support ship HAYASE (MST-462). Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force coastal minehunter/sweeper SAKUSHIMA (MSC-671), background, station. Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force coastal minehunter/sweeper AWASHMA (MSC-670), left, and the minesweeper support ship HAYASE (MST-462) tie up to the pier as the coastal minehunter/sweeper YURISHIMA (MSC-668) approaches its berth. Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen stand by on the stern of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force coastal minehunter/sweeper SAKUSHIMA (MSC-671) as the vessel lies tied up to the pier. Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

As the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force coastal minehunter-sweeper SAKUSHIMA (MSC-671) arrives in the background, crewmen aboard the minesweeper support ship HAYASE (MST-462) prepare to put one of the ship's boats in the water. Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

The large harbor tug OPELIKA (YTB-798) pulls the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper support ship HAYASE (MST-462) across the bay as the ship arrives at the naval station. Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

Line handlers work near the bow of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper support ship HAYASE (MST-462) as the ship ties up at the pier. Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

The Japanese flag flies from the stern of the Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper support ship HAYASE (MST-462) as it lies tied up in front of the coastal minehunters/sweepers AWASHA (MSC-670), left and SAKUKSHIMA (MSC-671). Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

A band plays on the pier as the large harbor tug OPELIKA (YTB-798) moves the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper support ship HAYASE (MST-462) across the bay as the ship arrives at the naval station. Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force coastal minehunter/sweeper SAKUSHIMA (MSC-671), left, and AWASHIMA (MSC-670) lie tied up to the pier at the naval station. Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay

State: Luzon

Country: Philippines (PHL)

Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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