JMSDF Convoy "Murasame" Departs For The Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, JAPAN - JANUARY 24: Members of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) attends a send-off ceremony for convoy "Murasame" departing for the Indian Ocean from their Yokosuka Navy Base on January 24, 2008 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. The refueling operation resumes as the Diet passed the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law, two months after the Anti Terrorism Special Measure Law expired. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)