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Indonesia

International Disaster Relief Operations in Indonesia (Tsunami and earthquake)

Period of Dispatch		October 2018
Indonesia Local Coordination Center	Place	Indonesia (Balikpapan and Jakarta)
	Number of Personnel	8
	Description of Principle Tasks	Information gathering for surveys on damage situation and field activities
	Main Equipment	-
Indonesia International Disaster Relief Air Transport Unit	Place	Indonesia (Balikpapan)
	Number of Personnel	Approx. 40
	Description of Principle Tasks	Transport of personnel and goods for international disaster relief operations
	Main Equipment	one C-130H

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International Disaster Relief Activities in Indonesia (earthquake)

Period of Dispatch		October 2009
Joint Liaison Office	Place	PAreaman and Padang
	Number of Personnel	21
	Description of Principle Tasks	Coordination with relevant Indonesian organizations and others
	Main Equipment	-
Medical Support Unit	Place	Kudu Ganting
	Number of Personnel	12
	Description of Principle Tasks	Medical treatment
	Main Equipment	Medical kit
Executed Amount		Approx. 30 million JPN yen

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International Disaster Relief Activities in Indonesia (earthquake)

Period of Dispatch		June 2006
Medical Support Unit	Place	Yogyakarta (Indonesia)
	Number of Personnel	149
	Description of Principle Tasks	Medical treatment and prevention of epidemics
	Main Equipment	Small truck, Potable transceiver
Air Transport Unit	Place	Japan - Yogyakarta
	Number of Personnel	85
	Description of Principle Tasks	Air transport of GSDF International Disaster Relief Teams
	Main Equipment	C-130H
Executed Amount		Approx. 440 million JPN yen

International Disaster Relief Activities in Indonesia(earthquake, tsunami)

Period of Dispatch		January 2005 - March 2005
Joint Liaison Office	Place	Utapao (Thailand), Banda Aceh (Indonesia) from Feb. 12th
	Number of Personnel	22
	Description of Principle Tasks	Joint arrangements for the international disaster relief activities
	Main Equipment	-
Medical / Air Support Unit	Place	Banda Aceh
	Number of Personnel	228
	Description of Principle Tasks	Air transport of aid materials Medical treatment and prevention of epidemics
	Main Equipment	Vehicles, CH-47, UH-60
Maritime Transport Unit	Place	Japan - Banda Aceh
	Number of Personnel	593
	Description of Principle Tasks	Marine transportation of GSDF International Disaster Relief Teams Transport and aid materials
	Main Equipment	Amphibious ship, Destroyer, Oiler
Air Transport Unit	Place	Japan - Utapao, Utapao - Banda Aceh
	Number of Personnel	82
	Description of Principle Tasks	Air transport of aid materials
	Main Equipment	C-130H, U-4
Executed Amount		Approx. 1.1 billion JPN yen

International Disaster Relief Activities for the Missing Indonesian Air Asia Airplane

Period of Dispatch		December 2014 - January 2015
Coordination Center in Indonesia	Place	Indonesia (Jakarta)
	Number of Personnel	3
	Description of Principle Tasks	Gathering information regarding search and rescue operations of the Air Asia QZ 8501 Coordination with the agencies of Indonesian government and other relevant countries
	Main Equipment	-
MSDF Maritime Vessel Unit	Place	Indonesia (around Karimata Straits)
	Number of Personnel	Approx. 350
	Description of Principle Tasks	Rescue operations including searching of Air Asia QZ8501
	Main Equipment	Destroyer ×2, SH-60J ×1, and SH-60K ×2

Malaysia

International Disaster Relief Activities for the Missing Malaysian Airplane

Period of Dispatch		March 2014 - April 2014
Joint Coordination Center	Place	Malaysia (the suburb of Kuala Lumpur), Australia (Perth)
	Number of Personnel (quota)	Approx. 10
	Description of Principle Tasks	Coordination with relevant Malaysian organizations and others
	Main Equipment	-
MSDF Patrol Aircraft Unit	Place	Malaysia (Subang), Australia (Perth)
	Number of Personnel (quota)	Approx. 40
	Description of Principle Tasks	Rescue operations including searching of MH370
	Main Equipment	P-3Cs ×2
ASDF Airlift Unit	Place	Malaysia (Subang)
	Number of Personnel (quota)	Approx. 110
	Description of Principle Tasks	Rescue operations including searching of MH370
	Main Equipment	C-130H×3 (C-130H×1 was on standby in Japan)

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Philippines

International Disaster Relief Activities in the Philippines

Period of Dispatch		November 2013 - December 2013
Joint Operations Coordination Center	Place	Manila
	Number of Personnel (quota)	Approx. 10
	Description of Principle Tasks	Coordination with relevant Philippine organizations and others
	Main Equipment	-
Joint Task Force	Place	Manila, Cebu, Tacloban, etc.
	Number of Personnel (quota)	Approx. 1,170
	Formation	Headquarters, medical assistance unit / air support unit, maritime dispatched group, airlift unit
	Description of Principle Tasks	Medical treatment, prevention of epidemics, and air transportation of personnel and aid materials
	Main Equipment	CH-47×3, UH-1×3, Destroyer×1, Amphibious ship×1, Oiler×1, KC-767×2, C-130H×2 on regular basis.

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Pakistan

International Disaster Relief Activities in Pakistan (floods)

Period of Dispatch		August 2010 - October 2010
Joint Operations Coordination Center	Place	Islamabad
	Number of Personnel	27
	Description of Principle Tasks	Coordination with related organizations in Pakistan and other related countries
	Main Equipment	-
Air Support Unit	Place	Multan
	Number of Personnel	184
	Description of Principle Tasks	Transportation of personnel and relief supplies by air
	Main Equipment	CH-47, UH-1
Marine Convoy	Place	Japan - Karachi
	Number of Personnel	154
	Description of Principle Tasks	Transportation of GSDF international disaster relief teams by sea
	Main Equipment	Amphibious ship
Air Transport Unit	Place	Japan - Multan
	Number of Personnel	149
	Description of Principle Tasks	Transportation of GSDF international disaster relief teams by air
	Main Equipment	C-130, KC-767
Executed Amount		Approx. 1.3 billion JPN yen

International Disaster Relief Activities in Pakistan (earthquake disaster)

Period of Dispatch		October 2005 - December 2005
Air Support Unit	Place	Islamabad - Batagram (Pakistan)
	Number of Personnel	147
	Description of Principle Tasks	Air transport in connection with relief activities
	Main Equipment	UH-1
Air Transport Unit	Place	Japan - Islamabad (Pakistan)
	Number of Personnel	114
	Description of Principle Tasks	Air transport of GSDF International Disaster Relief Team
	Main Equipment	C-130H, B-747
Executed Amount		Approx. 670 million JPN yen

Thailand

International Disaster Relief Activities in Thailand (earthquake, tsunami)

Period of Dispatch		December 2004 - January 2005
Dispatched Maritime Unit	Place	Off Phuket (Thailand)
	Number of Personnel	590
	Description of Principle Tasks	Search and rescue activities for the disaster struck victims around Thailand and its sea
Main Equipment		Destroyer, Oiler, SH-60J
Executed Amount		Approx. 20 million JPN yen

Iran

International Disaster Relief Activities in Iran (earthquake, tsunami)

Period of Dispatch		December 2003 - January 2004
Air Transport Unit	Place	Japan - Kerman (Iran)
	Number of Personnel	31
	Description of Principle Tasks	Air transport of aid materials
Main Equipment		DC-130H
Executed Amount		Approx. 110 million JPN yen

India

International Disaster Relief Activities in India (earthquake)

Period of Dispatch		February 2001
Material Support Unit	Place	Gujarat (India)
	Number of Personnel	16
	Description of Principle Tasks	Delivery of aid materials and technical instruction on aid materials
Air Transport Unit	Place	Japan - Gujarat
	Number of Personnel	78
	Description of Principle Tasks	Transport of aid materials and support units, etc.
Main Equipment		C-130H
Executed Amount		Approx. 40 million JPN yen

Turkey

Transportation of Resources Required for International Disaster Relief Activities
in Turkey (earthquake disaster)

Period of Dispatch		September 1999 - November 1999
Material Support Unit	Place	Japan - Haydarpasa (Turkey)
	Number of Personnel	426
	Description of Principle Tasks	Marine transportation of materials necessary for international disaster relief activities in the Republic of Turkey (e.g., temporary dwellings)
Main Equipment		Amphibious ship, Minesweeper Tender, Oiler
Executed Amount		Approx. 390 million JPN yen

Pacific Area

New Zealand

Transportation of Resources and Personnel Necessary for the Implementation of
International Disaster Relief Activities in New Zealand (earthquake disaster)

Period of Dispatch		February 2011 - March 2011
Air Transport Unit	Place	Japan - Christchurch
	Number of Personnel	40
	Description of Principle Tasks	Transportation of international disaster relief teams and resources by air
Main Equipment		B-747
Executed Amount		Approx. 80 million JPN yen

America Area

Haiti

International Disaster Relief Activities in Haiti (earthquake)

Period of Dispatch		January 2010 - February 2010
Joint Liaison Office	Place	Haiti, Miami
	Number of Personnel	33
	Description of Principle Tasks	Coordination with relevant Haitian organizations and others
	Main Equipment	-
Air Support Unit	Place	USA - Haiti, Japan - USA
	Number of Personnel	97
	Description of Principle Tasks	Air transportation of International Disaster Relief Teams Air transportation of victims from Haiti to the United States as part of international disaster relief activities on the return trips of said unit
	Main Equipment	C-130H, B-747
Medical Support Unit	Place	Leogane (Haiti), etc.
	Number of Personnel	104
	Description of Principle Tasks	Medical treatment
	Main Equipment	Medical kit
Executed Amount		Approx. 370 million JPN yen

Honduras

International Disaster Relief Activities in Honduras (hurricane)

Period of Dispatch		November 1998 - December 1998
Medical Unit	Place	Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
	Number of Personnel	80
	Description of Principle Tasks	Medical treatment and prevention of epidemics in the Republic of Honduras
Air Transport Unit	Place	Japan - Honduras, USA - Honduras
	Number of Personnel	105
	Description of Principle Tasks	Transportation of equipment for medical units, etc.
Main Equipment		Medical kit, Vaporizer, Small truck, C-130H, etc.
Executed Amount		Approx. 120 million JPN yen

Africa Area

Ghana

SDF’s Activities Against Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa (Airlift Operation of Anti-Ebola Supplies (PPEs) to Ghana)

Period of Dispatch		December 2014
Coordination Center in Ghana	Place	Ghana (Accra)
	Number of Personnel	4
	Description of Principle Tasks	Gathering information for the smooth operation of KC-767 in Ghana Coordination with Ghanaian government, other relevant countries, and international organizations including UNMEER (the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response)
	Main Equipment	-
Airlift Unit	Place	Ghana (Accra)
	Number of Personnel	10
	Description of Principle Tasks	Airlifting 20,000 sets of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in response to the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
	Main Equipment	KC-767 ×1