Air Patrol Squadron 2 (JMSDF)

Air Patrol Squadron 2 (第2航空隊, dai-ni-sankoukuutai) (also referred to as VP-2 or Fleet Air Squadron 2) is a unit of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force.

It is a part of Fleet Air Wing 4 and is based at JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base in Aomori Prefecture.

[1] It is equipped with Lockheed P-3C Orion aircraft.

[2][3] The squadron comprises two flights, both equipped with P-3 aircraft: