(also referred to as VP-2 or Fleet Air Squadron 2) is a unit of the

Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force , abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) ...

. It is a part of Fleet Air Wing 4 and is based at

JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base is a military aerodrome of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). It is located northwest of Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. Operations JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base is currently the headquarters of Fleet Air Wi ...

Aomori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, ...

. It is equipped with

Lockheed P-3C Orion The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner.

(1986-)

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{{reflist Aviation in Japan Units and formations of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Military units and formations established in 1957