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. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

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