For pre-training purposes prior to the JASDF Combat Skills Competition in the summer of 1992, the 301st SQ, based at Nyutabaru Air Base, painted two F4EJ Kai aircraft in the enemy's faker paint scheme. The paintwork on these aircraft is a faithful reproduction of the forest camouflage paintwork of the enemy's F1 fighter ground attack aircraft.

On October 13, 2013, a ceremony was held at Nyutabaru Air Base to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the 301st SQ. To commemorate this, a commemoratively painted F4EJ Kai aircraft appeared on the day and performed a celebratory flight with its wingman.

Arriving once more at a busy Hyakuri, carrying just the huge centreline tank.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries delivered this Phantom in 1977 and it served until being put in storage by mid-2015.