[2][3][4] In 1961 the squadron was formed at Hachinohe Air Base in Aomori Prefecture with six Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune and six Grumman S-2F Tracker aircraft as part of Fleet Air Wing 2.

In 1968 a detachment at MCAS Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture was established.

In 1981 it moved to Atsugi Naval Air Facility in Kanagawa Prefecture Later in 1981 the squadron received Lockheed P-3C Orion aircraft, and in 1983 the Iwakuni detachment was disbanded.

During efforts to sell the aircraft to the UK, a pair of P-1s including one belonging to of the squadron[5] were present for the 2015 Royal International Air Tattoo, one aircraft performing a flying display while the other was on static display; this was the first time that any Japanese military aircraft had performed in a European flight display.

[6][7] After their UK appearance, the P-1s proceeded to the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti at Ambouli International Airport, Djibouti, to continue with operational trials within tropical and desert climates.