The Mitsubishi UH-60J replaced the venerable MS-61A/A-1/AH in the SAR & utility roles for the JMSDF beginning in 2005. It is used by six Base SAR flights at Naval Air Bases throughout Japan and on Iwo Jima. In 2008, these SAR flights were reorgnaized into 2 SAR squadrons (72 & 73) with three detachments each.
Units |
Years | Units | Base |
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2005- | 72 Kokutai | Tokushima Naval Air Base Kanoya Airbase Omura Naval Air Base |
2005- | 73 Kokutai | Tateyama Naval Air Base Ominato Naval Air Base Iwo Jima Air Base (Iwoto Field) |
List of Aircraft |
C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
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3001 | 8961 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3001, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8961/61, unk; xfer 72 Kok... | |||||
3002 | 8962 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3002, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8962/62, unk; xfer Kanoya... | |||||
3003 | 8963 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3003, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8963/63, unk; xfer 73 Kok... | |||||
3004 | 8964 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3004, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8964/64, unk; xfer ... un... | |||||
3005 | 8965 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3005, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8965/65, unk; xfer 72 Kok... | |||||
3006 | 8966 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3006, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8966/66, unk; xfer 72 Kok... | |||||
3007 | 8967 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3007, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8967/67, unk; xfer 72 Kok... | |||||
3008 | 8968 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3008, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8968/68, unk; xfer 72 Kok... | |||||
3009 | 8969 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3009, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8969/69, unk; xfer 73 Kok... | |||||
3010 | 8970 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3010, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8970/70, unk; xfer 73 Kok... | |||||
3011 | 8971 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3011, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8971/71, unk; xfer 73 Kok... | |||||
3012 | 8972 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3012, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8972/72, unk; xfer 73 Kok... | |||||
3013 | 8973 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3013, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8973/73, unk; xfer 72 Kok... | |||||
3014 | 8974 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3014, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8974/74, unk; xfer 72 Kok... | |||||
3015 | 8975 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3015, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8975/75, unk; xfer Atsugi... | |||||
3016 | 8976 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3016, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8976/76, unk; xfer 72 Kok... | |||||
3017 | 8977 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3017, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8977/77, unk; xfer 72 Kok... | |||||
3018 | 8978 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3018, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8978/78, unk; xfer 72 Kok... | |||||
3019 | 8979 Mitsubishi UH-60J, c/n 3019, ff?; del JMSDF as UH-60J, 8979/79, unk; xfer 73 Kok... |