Iwakuni (RJOI) - MIL 2009

[Le Addeur noir]

Current airplanes on the United States Marine Corps Unit Deployment Program at this base are

VMFA(AW)-121 Green Pawns F/A-18D(arr 13 September 2008)

165530 VK-00
165413 VK-01
165527 VK-02
165687 VK-03
165411 VK-04
165411 VK-05
165681 VK-06
164662 VK-10
164652 VK-11
164670 VK-12
164650 VK-14
164705 VK-15
164882 VK-16



This unit departed Iwakuni at the end of it's six month UDP on 17 March 2009.165681 VK-06 and 164662 VK-10 were transferred to VMFA(AW)-225 in March 2009.

VMFA(AW)-224 Flying Bengals(arr 18 January 2009)

164686 WK-00
164699 WK-01
164723 WK-02
164955 WK-03
164711 WK-04
164901 WK-05
164882 WK-06
164888 WK-07
164729 WK-10
164876 WK-11
164866 WK-12
164878 WK-13

At least 7 jets from this unit are currently detached to RTAFB Khorat,Thailand as part of Cope Tiger 2009.

VMA-211 Wake Island Avengers(arr 10 January 2009)

165586 CF-00
165578 CF-01
165570 CF-02
165582 CF-03
165398 CF-04
165568 CF-05
163869 CF-20
164148 CF-24

This unit deployed to Thailand on 26 January(initially to Khorat,then on 6 February to U-Tapao) and will join LHD-2/USS Essex in Thailand for a six month cruise.

The following units are also based at Iwakuni,

HCS-25 Det 6 MH-60S

165775 RB-57 Mar 09
166309 RB-60 Mar 09

Both the above MH-60S are currently deployed on LHD-2/USS Essex which departed Sasebo on 23 January for a six month cruise.

SOMS Iwakuni UC-12F

163553 Feb 09
163559 Feb 09

VMFA(AW)-242 Bats F/A-18D permantly based since 10 March 2008

165528 DT-00
164651 DT-01
165531 DT-02
164653 DT-03
165529 DT-04
164674 DT-05
164683 DT-06
165686 DT-08
165685 DT-09
164659 DT-10
164945 DT-11
164702 DT-12
164953 DT-13(This jet was last noted with Nippi Industries at Atsugi in early March 2009 with no unit markings).

[Le Addeur noir]

Iwakuni UDP change 15 March

Arriving on this date were VMFA(AW)-225 Vikings with F/A-18D who will replace VMFA(AW)-121.Noted so far,

165409 CE-00
165684 CE-01
165410 CE-02
165412 CE-03
165532 CE-04
165680 CE-05
165415 CE-06
164681 CE-07 * ex VK-06 VMFA(AW)-121
164898 CE-08
164677 CE-09
164662 CE-10 * ex VK-10 VMFA(AW)-121
164690 CE-12

[Le Addeur noir]

Iwakuni departures 17 March,

First wave 6 F/A-18D VMFA(AW)-121 VK-01,00,03,04,05,15 heading back to the States.Jets listed in take-off order.

Second wave 4 F/A-18D VMFA(AW)-121 VK-12,14,11,16 and (ex)VFA-192 F/A-18C (164016)NF-307.As above.Jets listed in take-off order.

Support was KC-130J 167924 QB-924 VMGR-352.

[Le Addeur noir]

Iwakuni visitor for 01 April,

197823 QD-923 KC-130J VMGR-152

[The DJ]

Iwakuni UDP change 15 March

Arriving on this date were VMFA(AW)-225 Vikings with F/A-18D who will replace VMFA(AW)-121.nOTED SO FAR,

165409 CE-00
165684 CE-01
165410 CE-02
165412 CE-03
165532 CE-04
165680 CE-05
165412 CE-06
164681 CE-07
164898 CE-08
164677 CE-09
164677 CE-10
164690 CE-12

Thanks for these lists, but i think you have a couple of typo's/misreads here. Like CE-03 and 06, CE-09 and 10 have the same b/n's. Do you know the correct one's?

Regards,
DJ

[Le Addeur noir]

Thanks for these lists, but i think you have a couple of typo's/misreads here. Like CE-03 and 06, CE-09 and 10 have the same b/n's. Do you know the correct one's?

Regards,
DJ

I'll check and come back on these.

Unfortunatly access to the appropiate website from my current location(one of the communist boroughs in London) is blocked.

[Le Addeur noir]

I'll check and come back on these.

The correct serials are,

165412 CE-03
165415 CE-06
164677 CE-09
164662 CE-10

The list above will be amended.

[Le Addeur noir]

Iwakunu UDP change July 2009

In mid-July VMFA(AW)-224 Flying Bengals was replaced by sister MCAS Beaufort F/A-18D unit VMFA(AW)-533 Hawks.Known modexes for the new unit so far are,

(164959) ED-01
(164961) ED-02
(164717) ED-04
(164951) ED-05
(164947) ED-06
(164714) ED-11
(164???) ED-16

Further updates when known.

The UDP AV-8B unit is due to change here this month as well.

[Le Addeur noir]

Further update on the latest UDP F/A-18 change,

VMFA(AW)-533 arrived with 10 F/A-18D on 15 July,and the remaining 2 jets 6 days later on 21 July.

The returning unit,VMFA(AW)-224 departed with 6 jets on 17 July,with the remaining 6 jets 2 days later on the 19th.F/A-18D 164888 WK-07 was swapped with VMFA(AW)-242 F/A-18D 164702 DT-12.

Full list of Bu numbers when known.

[Le Addeur noir]

The latest MCAS Beaufort unit,VMFA(AW)-533 are now known to have deployed the following 12 F/A-18D to Iwakuni last month,

164726 ED-00
164959 ED-01
164961 ED-02
164717 ED-04
164951 ED-05
164947 ED-06
164827 ED-07
164714 ED-11
164738 ED-13
164870 ED-15
164874 ED-16
164685 ED-20

[Le Addeur noir]

Iwakuni visitor for 12 August,

158924 LN-924 P-3C VP-45 Full marks.

[Le Addeur noir]

Latest news from Iwakuni is VMA-513 has replaced VMA-211 as the AV-8B UDP unit here.Full list as soon as it becomes available.

[Le Addeur noir]

HSC-6 Det 6 has replaced both the MH-60S that fly from LHD-2/USS Essex during August 2009.

The new Knighthawks are

166365 RB-03
166353 RB-05

These replace

165775 RB-57
166309 RB-60

[Le Addeur noir]

The AV-8B UDP unit here since 04 August has been VMA-513.The following jets have been seen,

164571 WF-00
165006 WF-01(full markings)
165579 WF-08
165584 WF-10
165419 WF-12
164553 WF-15
165308 WF-16


At least one further jet remains to be identified.

[Le Addeur noir]

The latest MCAS Beaufort unit to arrive here during September is VMFA(AW)-115 replacing VMFA(AW)-225 with the following jets,

163175 VE-200
162903 VE-201
163171 VE-202
163169 VE-203
163166 VE-204
163156 VE-205
163155 VE-206
163142 VE-207
163141 VE-210
163129 VE-211
163124 VE-212
163094 VE-213