The JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base (大湊基地, Ōminato Kichi) is a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force naval base with port and military aerodrome (ICAO: RJSO) facilities. It is located on Mutsu Bay in the city of Mutsu in the Aomori Prefecture, in extreme northern Honshū, Japan.
| Ōminato Naval Base | |
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大湊基地 | |
| Part of Ōminato District Force | |
| Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture in Japan | |
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  Ōminato Naval Base | |
| Coordinates | 41°13′58″N 141°07′56″E / 41.23278°N 141.13222°E |
| Type | Naval base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Operator |  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Website | www |
| Site history | |
| Built | 16 September 1953 |
| In use | 1953 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | |
History
editOn 16 September 1953, the Ōminato District Force was newly formed by the National Safety Agency Coastal Safety Force, the predecessor of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
On 20 January 1954, the Ōminato Garrison was newly established.[1]
On 9 August 1960, the Self-Defense Forces Ōminato Hospital was opened.
On 15 August 1962, the Ōminato Garrison abolished.[2]
Late of March 2021, with the strengthening of the functions of the Self-Defense Forces Yokosuka Hospital, the Self-Defense Forces Ōminato Hospital would be abolished and reduced to a clinic.[3]
Facilities
editFacilities in Ōminato Naval Base includes:
- Ōminato District Force
- Ōminato Communications Command
- Ōminato Coastal Safety Force
- Ōminato Base Operations Corps
- Ōminato Music Corps
- Ōminato Medic
- Ōminato District Police
- Ōminato Repair Supply Station
- Ōminato Ammunition Maintenance Supply Station
- Self-Defense Force Ōminato Hospital
- Fleet Escort Force
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Panorama of JMSDF Ōminato Base -
JS Chikuma and three Asagiri class destroyers at Ōminato -
JS Suzunami anchored off Ōminato -
JS Kongō anchored off Ōminato
Ōminato Air Base
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| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
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The base is currently home for the JMSDF 25th Squadron equipped with Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopters configured for the anti-submarine warfare role, and assigned to patrols of the Tsugaru Strait. It is also a base of operations for a flight of Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters from the JMSDF 73rd Squadron at Tateyama Air Base.
History
editOn 16 May 1956, Ōminato Air Corps was formed under the control of the Ōminato District Force.
On 26 March 2008, the Ōminato Air Corps was incorporated into the 21st Air Group under the control of the Air Force and reorganized into the 25th Air Group. The 73rd Air Group Ominato Air Detachment was a new edition.
On 2 April 2018, the 73rd Air Group of Ōminato Air Detachment was abolished.
Units
editThe whole air base was under the 25th Air Corps.
- Corps General Affairs Office
- Corporal Chief's Office
- Corps staff room
- 251st Squadron: SH-60J / SH-60K (call sign "BATTLEAX")
- 251st Maintenance Supply Corps
- Ōminato Air Base Corps
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SH-60J inside Ōminato Air Base hangar -
Japan Coast Guard S-76C at Ōminato
References
edit- ^ JAPAN, 独立行政法人国立公文書館 | NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF. "保安庁法施行令の一部を改正する政令・御署名原本・昭和二十九年・政令第四号". 国立公文書館 デジタルアーカイブ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ JAPAN, 独立行政法人国立公文書館 | NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF. "自衛隊法施行令の一部を改正する政令・御署名原本・昭和三十七年・第十二巻・政令第二七五号". 国立公文書館 デジタルアーカイブ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ AIS Japan Archived 2016-05-17 at the Portuguese Web Archive
External links
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Media related to JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)