U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan ("Ninjas") is a U.S. Army military unit based at
Camp Zama
is a United States Army post located in the cities of Zama and Sagamihara, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about southwest of Tokyo.
Camp Zama is home to the U.S. Army Japan (USARJ), I Corps (Forward), U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan ...
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Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanag ...
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Japan. Formerly the 78th Aviation Battalion (Provisional), It is equipped with
UH-60L Black Hawks. On April 1, 2013, the Department of the Army granted official battalion status, and the unit was renamed the United States Army Aviation Battalion Japan, resulting in internal structure changes and additional personnel authorizations. The Battalion is composed of Headquarters, Headquarters Company (HHC) "Bushmasters", Alpha Company "Ravens", Alpha Company, 52nd Aviation Regiment (Detachment), Department of Defense (DOD) contractors and Japanese Master Labor Contractors (MLC).
The mission of the U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan “Ninjas” is to conduct aviation operations in support of the U.S. Army Japan and I Corps (Forward). The battalion is prepared to deploy in support of regional contingencies, joint/bilateral exercises, and regional stability and support operations. The U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan, conducts a variety of air movement and training support missions to include distinguished visitor transport, U.S. military and Department of Defense civilian transport, overwater/shipboard operations, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, casualty evacuation, external sling-load operations, rappelling, airborne operations, helocasting, firefighting/water bucket operations, and aerial gunnery. The battalion has participated in many joint and bilateral exercises throughout the Pacific, such as Yama Sakura, North Wind, Orient Shield, Ulchi Focus Lens, Cobra Gold and Balikatan.
Notable Commanders
*Colonel (Retired)
Sally D. Murphy, the Army's first female helicopter pilot.
[McVeigh, Alex (March 27, 2009)]
Army honors its first female helicopter pilot
Retrieved 6 May 2017.
References
External links
Facebook page
Aviation battalions of the United States Army
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