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SDF holds first evac drill by land overseas

音声ダウンロード

The Self-Defense Forces conducted an exercise Feb. 15 in Thailand simulating the evacuation of expatriates from a natural disaster.

It was the first SDF drill overseas involving the transport of Japanese nationals by land after a revision to the SDF law to allow the use of land vehicles for evacuation missions.

The drill at a military airfield in central Thailand was an airlift of Japanese nationals in the aftermath of a major earthquake.

About 170 people took part in the drill, officials said. (Kyodo)

自衛隊、初の邦人陸上輸送訓練を実施

海外での地震を想定し、自衛隊が邦人を輸送する訓練がタイで行なわれた。自衛隊法が改正され、邦人の陸上輸送が可能になってから初の海外での陸上輸送の訓練となる。

The Japan Times ST: February 27, 2015