Last update : Mar.27, 2019
1stMAW
U. S. Marine Corps Japan
(Jan. 2017 - Dec. 2017)

MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Squadrons
    SquadronDeploymentAircraftRemarks
 VMFA-121VK PermanentF-35B2xF-35Bs arrived Jan. 18
5xF-35Bs arrived Jan. 19
3xF-35Bs arrived Jan. 26
3xF-35Bs arrived Nov. 9
3xF-35Bs arrived Nov. 15
 VMFA(AW)-242DT PermanentFA-18D
FA-18D (ATARS)		 
 VMGR-152QD PermanentKC-130J 
 Base Flight (H&HS) PermanentUC-12WBu.No. : 168206, 168209
Unit Deployment Program (UDP) Squadrons
 SquadronDeploymentAircraftRemarks
 VMFA(AW)-225CE Sep.2016-Mar.2017FA-18D
FA-18D (ATARS)		 5xFA-18Ds arrived Sep. 14
4xFA-18Ds arrived Sep. 17
2xFA-18Ds arrived Oct. 6
2xFA-18Ds departed Feb. 1
6xFA-18Ds departed Mar. 18
2xFA-18Ds departed Mar. 19
 VMFA-232WT Mar.2017-Aug.2017FA-18C(N) 6xFA-18C(N)s arrived Mar. 15
2xFA-18C(N)s arrived Mar. 16
2xFA-18C(N)s arrived Mar. 24
8xFA-18C(N)s departed Aug. 15
transferred 1xFA-18C(N) to VMFA(AW)-242
 VMFA-251DW Sep.2017-FA-18C(N)
FA-18D		 11xFA-18C(N)s and 1xFA-18D arrived Sep. 13




Marine Wing Liaison Kadena
MCAS Iwakuni
Unit Deployment Program (UDP) Squadrons
     SquadronDeploymentAircraftRemarks
 VMA-542 DET.WH Jun.2016-Jan.2017AV-8B+
AV-8B		 6xAV-8Bs arrived Jun. 15
2xAV-8Bs arrived Jul. 2
1xAV-8B lost Sep. 22
7xAV-8Bs departed Jan. 31
 VMA-311 DET.WL Jan.2017-2017AV-8B+
AV-8B		 3xAV-8Bs arrived Jan. 27
3xAV-8Bs arrived Jan. 28
2xAV-8Bs arrived Mar. 11




MAG-36/MCAS Futenma
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Squadrons
     SquadronDeploymentAircraftRemarks
 VMM-262ET PermanentMV-22B 
 VMM-265EP PermanentMV-22BAttached 31st MEU
 Base Flight (H&HS)PermanentUC-35DBu.No. : 166712, 166713, 166766
UC-12WBu.No. : 168208
Unit Deployment Program (UDP) Squadrons
 SquadronDeploymentAircraftRemarks
 HMH-465YJ Nov2016-May2017CH-53E 
 HMH-462YF May2017-Nov2017CH-53E 
HMH-466YK Nov2017-CH-53E 
 HMLA-267UV Nov2016-May2017AH-1W
AH-1Z
UH-1Y		 
 HMLA-169SN May2017-Nov2017AH-1Z
UH-1Y		 
 HMLA-369SM Nov2017-AH-1Z
UH-1Y		 




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