MCAS Futenma (ROTM/...) 2013 MIL

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Friday 25th January,

Arriving here for a detachment with VMGR-152,

164598 QH-568 KC-130T VMGR-234 Rangr 89

Since noted flying as Sumo 76.

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UC-35D 166766 marked Futenma was flying as Magic 18 today(06th February).

2 other UC-35Ds,166500 and 166713 have been recorded on SBS this week into or out of Futenma.It would appear these 3 are in use here and recent departures from here are 166712 and 166715.

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Week 32,

Noted on Okinawa this week have been some newly delivered helicopters for here,

164587 -44 AH-1W
16557. TV-46 AH-1W either 164573 or 164575 from the picture.154575 should be ET-44 and on the BHR already.
160744 CA-47 AH-1W

The side numbers should be new allocations for here and the tail codes from their former operators.

16**** MT-27 CH-53E
16**** CH-53E no code whatsoever.

CH-53E side numbers confirmed here for 2013,

21 163078 ET- up to June,and now EP- of VMM-265(C)
22 161388 as above
25 165244 as above

MEU-31 is currently deployed.

UC-35D 166500 was recorded on SBS in southern California in June,so it would appear it is no longer current here.

[Le Addeur noir]

Week 33,On the 12th August 9 MV-22B were flown from MCAS iwakuni to here.8 of these were the following,

168278 YZ-01
168*** YZ-02
168012 YZ-04
168*** YZ-05
168279 YZ-10
168287 YZ-13
1682(88) YZ-14
168014 YZ-16

168282 YZ-11 and 168283 YZ-12 were flown into Kadena on the 3rd,then on to here on the 5th.

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The first Osprey in VMM-262 markings,168014 ET-11 was noted at Kadena on Wednesday,02 October.No doubt further sightings of these former VMM-363 MV-22Bs will be forthcoming......

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Operating from here since their arrival from Wake Island,

167984 QB-984 KC-130J VMGR-352 RAIDR18
168072 QB-072 KC-130J VMGR-352 RAIDR33