Briefing for the crew members of the Middle East dispatched crew members January 25 at 14:47

A briefing session was held for the crew's family at the Maritime Self-Defense Force Yokosuka Base in Kanagawa Prefecture, where escort ships leave the port for dispatching the SDF to the Middle East.

The Maritime Self-Defense Force's escort ship Yokosuka's escort ship, Takanami, is scheduled to depart on February 2 and will begin operations in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Arabian Sea next month.

A briefing was held for the crew's family on the morning of the 25th before the dispatch, and more than 220 people attended, according to the SDF.

The briefing was closed, but depending on the family attended, they were told about the current situation in the Middle East and how to stay in touch with the crew during the dispatch.

A woman in her twenties with her husband dispatched said, "I do not know the situation in the Middle East, so I have no choice but to leave it. I feel lonely, but I want to wait for my husband's return with a smile." Was.

According to a man in his 50s saying his younger brother was dispatched, "I believe that I will be able to fulfill my duties this time, because I have been dispatched overseas and have been active. I want you to do that. "