The Japan Air Self-Defense Force scrambled two F2 fighters 17 minutes after a devastating earthquake in Hokkaido to assess the damages.
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By Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The fighters took off from Misawa air base and two E-2C are activated as well.
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