22nd Fleet Air Squadron (JMSDF)

Fleet Air Squadron 22 (第22航空隊, dainijuunikoukuutai) (which is also referred to as HS-22) is a unit in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force. It is a part of the Fleet Air Force and comes under the authority of Fleet Air Wing 21.^[1] Equipped with Mitsubishi SH-60J & SH-60K anti-submarine warfare helicopters, it is based at Omura Air Base in Nagasaki Prefecture.^[2][3]

Fleet Air Squadron 21 (HS-21)
第21航空隊
Active	26 March 2008
Country	Japan
Branch	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Part of	Fleet Air Force, Fleet Air Wing 21
Garrison/HQ	Omura Air Base
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	SH-60J & SH-60K

Squadron structure

The squadron is composed of three flights:

• 221st Flight is equipped with SH-60K helicopters
• 222nd flight is equipped with SH-60K helicopters
• 223rd Flight is equipped with SH-60J helicopters