Atsugi (RJTA) - 2011 MIL

[Le Addeur noir]

15th March visitors,

167927 QD-927 KC-130J VMGR-152
158922 YD-922 P-3C VP-4
15**** EP-17 CH-46E HMM-265

[Le Addeur noir]

Atsugi transport airplanes on detachment recently,

160050 C-9B VR-52
165832 C-40A VR-58
165834 C-40A VR-58
165160 JW-160 C-130T VR-62
165348 CW-348 C-130T VR-54

[The DJ]

15th March visitors,

15**** EP-17 CH-46E HMM-265

156458/EP-17

[Le Addeur noir]

30th April,

166694 -694 C-40A VR-56? CNV4463 from PWAK
16**** C-130T VR-** CNV3441 from PWAK

It appears the transport TSY has received new airplanes.

VR-46 C-9B 161529 is also likely to show here.It arrived at Wake today.*Update,this C-9B is flying on datachment from here.

[Le Addeur noir]

19th May visitor,

166693 -693 C-40A VR-57 CNV4192 arr from PWAK,likely to be on det here.

[raameagle]

Does anybody know if VFA-195 have arrived yet with their F/A-18Es please?

Regards and thanks

Mark

[Le Addeur noir]

Does anybody know if VFA-195 have arrived yet with their F/A-18Es please?

Regards and thanks

Mark

Bu number 166901 and upwards.

Yes,in April.Reports from here have become scarce recently.

[Le Addeur noir]

15th July movement,

166693 -693 C-40A VR-57 CNV7802 from PGUA

[Le Addeur noir]

On the 12th June CVW-5 deployed on her annual summer deployment.

The 2 C-2A embarked on this date with VRC-30 Det 5 were 162150 NF-20 and 162176 NF-21.

At some point between the 12th June and 5th August,1 and probably both of these Greyhounds have been replaced.Modex 22 of Det 5 has been noted in Bangkok-Don Muang on the 5th August.The Bu number is still unconfirmed.It appeared to be 162153,but this airplane has been written-off.

The TDY transport airplanes from here were replaced last weekend,when C-9B 161530,C-40A 165831 and C-130T 165349 were noted heading east with US based CNV callsigns.

[The DJ]

Greyhounds are 162159/22 and 162166/31

[Le Addeur noir]

Greyhounds are 162159/22 and 162166/31

Excellent.

Slightly off-topic,but the next carrier heading for this part of the world,the USS John C Stennis has C-2A Password 32 on board,this was on SBS on the 6th in the HNL area.

The local NALO det here has C-40A 165829 from VR-58,which headed west from Wake Island last week.

[Le Addeur noir]

05th August visitors,

164227 400 F/A-18C VFA-94
164215 412 F/A-18C VFA-94

Another C-40A on TDY here has been identified as 165831 on the 9th August when it visited U-Tapao as CNV7741.

[pacaya]

Hi all, I will be in the Tokyo area in the near future. And want to go to Atsugi.
Does anyone has tips on spotting there. And has someone info about when CAW5 is in the house.

Thank you in advance.

Eduard Weijmer

[Stefan]

Hi all, I will be in the Tokyo area in the near future. And want to go to Atsugi.
Does anyone has tips on spotting there. And has someone info about when CAW5 is in the house.

Spotting/photography on either end of the ruway is easy and pretty self-explanatory once you get there.

No clues on when CAW5 is at home.

Regards,
Stefan

[Le Addeur noir]

Hi all, I will be in the Tokyo area in the near future. And want to go to Atsugi.
Does anyone has tips on spotting there. And has someone info about when CAW5 is in the house.

Spotting/photography on either end of the ruway is easy and pretty self-explanatory once you get there.

No clues on when CAW5 is at home.

Regards,
Stefan

CVW5 is currently deployed.The USS George Washington is currently on a port visit in Thailand.A log for this will be posted shortly.

Spotting outside at RJTA is relativly easy at both ends,the r/w 19 end is where most enthusiasts gather on the other side of the railway line that runs across the final approach for this runway.

The base is still worth visiting with CVW5 being absent(not sure when they will return,they departed on 12th June,so some point in the fall looks likely for their return).

The JMSDF have around 20 P-3C and other types there.