Last update : Apr.18, 2012
MAG-12 / MCAS Iwakuni
Unit Deployment Program
FA-18 Hornet from VMFA(AW), VMFA, and VFA
Relieves March and September
(Mar.1992 - Present)

DeploymentSquadronAircraftRemarks
Mar.1992 - Sep.1992VMFA(AW)-121VK FA-18Darrived 17 Mar.1992.
transferred all FA-18Ds to VMFA(AW)-242
Sep.1992 - Mar.1993VMFA(AW)-242DT FA-18Dreceived all FA-18Ds from VMFA(AW)-121
departed Mar.1993.
Mar.1993 - Sep.1993VMFA(AW)-225CE FA-18Darrived 3 Mar.1993.
transferred all FA-18Ds to VMFA(AW)-121
Sep.1993 - Mar.1994VMFA(AW)-121VK FA-18Dreceived all FA-18Ds from VMFA(AW)-225
departed 7 Mar.1994
Mar.1994 - Sep.1994VMFA(AW)-242DT FA-18Darrived 5 Mar.1994
transferred all FA-18Ds to VMFA(AW)-225
Sep.1994 - Mar.1995VMFA(AW)-225CE FA-18Dreceived All FA-18Ds from VMFA(AW)-242
departed 11 Mar.1995
Mar.1995 - Sep.1995VMFA(AW)-121VK FA-18Darrived 8 Mar.1995
transferred all FA-18Ds to VMFA(AW)-242
Sep.1995 - Mar.1996VMFA(AW)-242DT FA-18Dreceived all FA-18Ds from VMFA(AW)-121
departed Mar.1996
Mar.1996 - Sep.1996VMFA(AW)-225CE FA-18Darrived Mar.1996
transferred all FA-18Ds to VMFA(AW)-121
Sep.1996 - Mar.1997VMFA(AW)-121VK FA-18Dreceived all FA-18Ds from VMFA(AW)-225
departed Mar.1997
Mar.1997 - Sep.1997VMFA(AW)-242DT FA-18Darrived Mar.1997
departed Sep.1997
Sep.1997 - Mar.1998VMFA(AW)-225CE FA-18Darrived Sep.1997
transferred all FA-18Ds to VMFA(AW)-121
Mar.1998 - Sep.1998VMFA(AW)-121VK FA-18Dreceived all FA-18Ds from VMFA(AW)-225
departed Sep.1998
Sep.1998 - Mar.1999VMFA(AW)-533BM FA-18Darrived Sep.1998
departed Mar.1999
Mar.1999 - Sep.1999VMFA(AW)-242DT FA-18Darrived Mar.1999
departed Sep.1999
Sep.1999 - Mar.2000VMFA-232WT FA-18Carrived 16 Sep.1999
departed 16-17 Mar.2000
Mar.2000 - Sep.2000VMFA(AW)-225CE FA-18Darrived 14 Mar.2000
transferred all FA-18Ds to VMFA(AW)-121
Sep.2000 - Mar.2001VMFA(AW)-121VK FA-18Dreceived all FA-18Ds from VMFA(AW)-225
departed 10 Mar. 2001.
Mar.2001 - Sep.2001VMFA(AW)-242DT FA-18Darrived 7-9 Mar. 2001.
departed 29 Sep. 2001.
Sep.2001 - Mar.2002VMFA-232WT FA-18C14 Sep.2001, arrived to Iwakuni.
18, 19, and 22, Sep.2001,
re-deployed to the Mid-East.
31 Jan. and 01 Feb.2002,
re-deployed to Iwakuni.
departed 11 Mar. 2002.
Mar.2002 - Sep.2002VMFA(AW)-225CE
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
arrived 13 and 16 Mar. 2002
departed 12 Sep. 2002.
Sep.2002 - Sep.2003VMFA(AW)-242DT
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
6xFA-18Ds arrived 11 Sep. 2002.
other 6xFA-18Ds arrival dates is not clear.

departed 14 Sep. 2003.
Sep.2003 - Mar.2004VMFA(AW)-332EA
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
8xFA-18Ds arrived 12 Sep. 2003.
2xFA-18Ds arrived 14 Sep. 2003.
2xFA-18Ds arrived 24 Sep. 2003.
departed 16 Mar. 2004.
Mar.2004 - Sep.2004VMFA(AW)-225CE
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
10xFA-18Ds arrived 14 Mar. 2004.
the arrival date of 2xFA-18Ds is not clear.
12xFA-18Ds departed 10 Sep. 2004
Sep.2004 - Mar.2005VFA-97
--
 FA-18Creceived all FA-18Cs from VMFA-212
departed 10 and 12 Mar. 2005
Mar.2005 - Sep.2005VMFA(AW)-121VK
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
12xFA-18Ds arrived 8 and 11 Mar. 2005
8xFA-18Ds departed 14 and 15 Sep. 2005.
transferred 4xFA-18Ds to VMFA(AW)-225
Sep.2005 - Mar.2006VMFA(AW)-225CE
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
8xFA-18Ds arrived 11 and 13 Sep. 2005.
received 4xFA-18Ds from VMFA(AW)-121
9xFA-18Ds departed 17 Mar. 2006.
3xFA-18Ds departed 18 Mar. 2006.
Mar.2006 - Sep.2006VFA-97
--
FA-18C6xFA-18Cs arrived 13 Mar. 2006
4xFA-18Cs arrived 16 Mar. 2006
2xFA-18Cs arrived 17 Mar. 2006
10xFA-18Cs departed 20 Sep. 2006
2xFA-18Cs departed 24 Sep. 2006
Sep.2006 - Mar.2007VMFA-122DC FA-18C(N)8xFA-18C(N)s arrived 18 Sep. 2006
3xFA-18C(N)s arrived 27 Sep. 2006
1xFA-18C(N) arrived 18 Oct. 2006
8xFA-18Cs departed 12 Mar. 2007
2xFA-18Cs departed 13 Mar. 2007
2xFA-18Cs departed 25 Mar. 2007
Mar.2007 - Sep.2007VMFA(AW)-224WK
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
 6xFA-18Ds arrived 9 Mar. 2007
4xFA-18Ds arrived 12 Mar. 2007
2xFA-18Ds arrived 2 Apr. 2007
12xFA-18Ds departed 13 Sep. 2007
Sep.2007 - Mar.2008VMFA-312DR FA-18A+ 6xFA-18A+s arrived 10 Sep. 2007
2xFA-18A+s arrived 11 Sep. 2007
4xFA-18A+s arrived 16 Sep. 2007
12xFA-18A+s departed 13 Mar. 2008
Mar.2008 - Sep.2008VMFA(AW)-533ED
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
 2xFA-18Ds arrived 19 Mar. 2008
5xFA-18Ds arrived 20 Mar. 2008
5xFA-18Ds arrived 21 Mar. 2008
10xFA-18Ds departed 16 Sep. 2008
2xFA-18Ds departed 16 Oct. 2008
Sep.2008 - Mar.2009VMFA(AW)-121VK
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
 6xFA-18Ds arrived 13 Sep. 2008
6xFA-18Ds arrived 14 Sep. 2008
10xFA-18Ds departed 17 Mar. 2009
transferred 2xFA-18Ds to VMFA(AW)-225
Mar.2009 - Sep.2009VMFA(AW)-225CE
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
 10xFA-18Ds arrived 15 Mar. 2008
received 2xFA-18Ds from VMFA(AW)-121
10xFA-18Ds departed 20 Sep. 2009
2xFA-18Ds departed 1 Oct. 2009
Sep.2009 - Mar.2010VMFA-115VE
FA-18A+
FA-18A++
 12xFA-18As arrived 17 Sep. 2009
12xFA-18As departed 16 Mar. 2010
Mar.2010 - Sep.2010VMFA(AW)-121VK
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
 10xFA-18Ds arrived 13 Mar. 2010
2xFA-18Ds arrived 3 Apr. 2010
10xFA-18Ds departed 13 Sep. 2010
transferred 2xFA-18Ds to VMFA(AW)-225
Sep.2010 - Mar.2011VMFA(AW)-225CE
FA-18D
and
FA-18D
(ATARS)
 10xFA-18Ds arrived 25 Sep. 2010
received 2xFA-18Ds from VMFA(AW)-121
12xFA-18Ds departed 11 Mar. 2011
Mar.2011 - Sep.2011VMFA-314VW
FA-18A++
 10xFA-18A++s arrived 09 Mar. 2011
2xFA-18A++s arrived 11 Mar. 2011
5xFA-18A++s departed Aug. 2011
3xFA-18A++s departed 05 Sep. 2011
4xFA-18A++s departed 06 Sep. 2011
Sep.2011 - Mar.2012VMFA-115VE

FA-18A++
 6xFA-18A++s arrived 04 Sep. 2011
4xFA-18A++s arrived 05 Sep. 2011
1xFA-18A++ arrived 30 Oct. 2011
1xFA-18A++ arrived 10 Mar. 2012
9xFA-18A++s departed 19 Mar. 2012
2xFA-18A++s departed 22 Mar. 2012
1xFA-18A++ departed 12 Apr. 2012
Mar.2012 -VMFA-232WT
.
FA-18C(N)
 12xFA-18C(N)s arrived 17 Mar. 2012

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