The Aviation Magazine No 45 Special Japanese Air Base Spotting issue | Page 82
8th airbase visit. Elev. 205 ft. Pos: 35°27‘17“N 139°27‘01“E
Atsugi is a large naval air base of JMSDF located 40 Km south‐west of Tokyo. It is
also the largest United States Navy air base in the Pacific Ocean and houses the
squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 5 (the first carrier airwing to be permanently for‐
ward deployed) which deploys with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN‐
76). NAS Atsugi was a major naval air base during both the Korean War and Viet‐
nam War, serving fighters, bombers, and transport aircraft.