2月18日,在日本北海道的室兰港,驻伊拉克的日本陆上自卫队装备的各式车辆装上了“大隅”号两栖登陆舰,启程前往伊拉克。此次出兵是二战后日本陆上自卫队首次大规模派驻海外。与以往参加联合国的维和任务不同,驻伊拉克的自卫队装备有轻型装甲车辆和进攻性的反坦克火箭简,因此备受亚洲国家的关注。 On February 18, at the Muroran port in Hokkaido, Japan, various types of vehicles equipped by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force stationed in Iraq were fitted with amphibious landing craft “Daiyu” and departed for Iraq. The dispatch of troops was the first large-scale deployment of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in overseas after the World War II. Unlike previous peacekeeping missions to the United Nations, the self-defense forces in Iraq equipped with light armored vehicles and offensive anti-tank rocket jets have drawn the attention of Asian countries.