MCAS Futenma (ROTM/...) 2012 MIL

[Le Addeur noir]

As has been well-publicised,the 12 MV-22B of VMM-265 'Dragons' are now resident here.

The CH-46Es from this unit are likely to be shipped to AMARG in the near future.

KC-130J 165957 from VMGR-152 appears to now have a tailcode of QB,so,if correct, this airplane should be departing for MCAS Miramar soon.

[Le Addeur noir]

At least 2 CH-46E are still flying with VMM-265 after 01st October.

One of these is 156437 EP-03 marked as VMM-265 and the modex for the second is EP-00.

With the H+HS,UC-35Ds 166715 and 166766 have both been seen with Magic callsigns recently in Asia.

[Le Addeur noir]

VMM-265 are still operating some CH-46E.

Noted in the circuit at nearby Kadena in October and November have been the following Sea Knights,

153957 EP-00
156437 EP-03
156458 EP-12

All three are marked VMM-265.

[XV370]

ROUGH LOG SUNDAY 25TH NOVEMBER.

KC-130J VMGR-152:-

166514/QD/514
166763/QD/763
167109/QD/109
167927/QD/927
167925/QD/925
167981/QD/981
167982/QD/982
167983/QD/983
168065/QD/065
168066/QD/066
168075/QD/075

MV-22B VMM-265:-

168220/EP/00
168217/EP/01
168219/EP/02
168223/EP/03
168221/EP/04
168224/EP/05
168027/EP/06
168032/EP/09
168216/EP/10
168218/EP/11

CH-46(E) VMM-265:-

153957/EP/00
......... /EP/15
157708/EP/13
........../EP/12
........../EP/11
155318/EP/01

CH-53:-

........../23
........../21
........../25

AH-1W HMM-235/262:-

........../--/44
165049/EP/43
........../--/46

Any help filling in the gaps or corrections appreciated.

[Le Addeur noir]

AH-1W code 44 is 164575 full modex ET-44
CH-46E EP-12 is 156458 of VMM-265.Photoproof of the CH-46Es marked VMM-265 is on the Kadena blog.

[The DJ]

The last of the Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 flew to Camp Kinser Nov. 26-27 to await final disposition.

Amongst them, 154034/EP-04 & 156468/EP-11.

[Le Addeur noir]

The last of the Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 flew to Camp Kinser Nov. 26-27 to await final disposition.

Amongst them, 154034/EP-04 & 156468/EP-11.

At least some of the Sea Knights at Camp Kinser have their markings removed.They are either stored internally(a video on you tube shows a CH-46E minus marks being pushed into a warehouse),or scrapped on site.

Either way,these CH-46s and the ones from HMM-262 are not likely to return to the States.