Naha Base (Station: Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Coordinates: 26.11.45/127.38.45)
troops | Direct subordinate units | Squadron | Models |
Air Defense Command | Early Warning Surveillance Mission | 603rd Alert Squadron | E-2C/D*8 |
Air Rescue Wing | Helicopter squadron | CH-47JA*5 | |
Air Defense Rescue Detachment | U125A*2、UH60J*7 | ||
Southwest Airlines Front | Southwest Air Headquarters | Support squadrons | T-4*4 |
9th Air Regiment | 204th Squadron | F15J/DJ*20/4、T4*3 | |
304th Squadron | F15J/DJ*20/4、T4*3 |
Badge of the 603rd Alert Squadron
Air Rescue Wing insignia
Southwest Air Command Support Squadron insignia
204th Squadron Badge
304th Squadron Badge
Naha Base
1 E-2C, 11 F-15s, 3 T-4s, 1 U125, 2 UH60Js on the tarmac
Zooming in on the effect of the Beidou commercial-grade photo, 1 E-2 with folded wings and 1 F-15J
5 F-15s in the same frame
1 CH47J Chinook helicopter
The Southwest Air Defense Force has its own headquarters support squadron.
The Southwest Air Defense Force has its own headquarters support squadron. Here a T-4 can be seen starting the engine, with the pilots raised in the air with their hands raised in the air to ensure the safety of ground crews. Note that this T-4 is now flying with 204 Squadron.
Naha Airport provides a large number of civilian and military traffic. A 204th Squadron two-seater F-15DJ taxied after a demonstration between two civilian operations.
A pair of T-4s of the 204th Squadron started test flights from Naha.
The 304th Squadron and its F-15J Hawks moved to Naha in January 2016 to join the 9th Air Regiment.
The 603rd Squadron officially had its own squadron insignia, but only carried the group crest due to frequent rotations between aircraft and Misawa's forces.
The Naha search and rescue team has several UH-60Js that can be fitted with refueling arms.