Best Military Dive locations

[Baracuda Smile]

You are in Japan so Space-A flights to Andersen Air Base Guam should be a snap. There are also Civic Action presences on Chuuk, Yap, and Palau. Those folks have to be resupplied so there may be Space-A opportunities there too. But - if you get to Guam the flights to those locations are not so expensive. The cost then would be hotel/dive packages.

Get on the Philippine Divers forums. A flight from Tokyo to Manila should be affordable.

I want catch a hop to Guam, and then dive Chuuk, Yap, Palau, and Saipan. Do you have any recomendations for dive shops or lodging at these locations? I know the Agressor Fleet services these locations with a live a board. But I think that is a bit pricey.

Guam has an MWR dive shop on the Naval Base MDA Guam & Micronesia Pacific Scuba Diving., you can stay on base for a low rate.

Saipan has a military on its staff at Speedy Turtle Speedytertle Dive Shop: Saipan's Premiere Dive Shop

But I don't have any recomendations for Chuuk, Yap, Palau. I want to dive the WWII wrecks before the reefs eat them away.

 

[Baracuda Smile]

Since all 4 branches of the Military dive on Okinawa, and we have dive shops sponsored by US Marine Corps Tsunami Gear, US Airforce Kadena Marina, and US Army Torii Beach Dive Locker, I thought I would share with the rest of the Active, Reserve, National Guard, and Retired some of the many dive sites we have on Okinawa. This list is combination of sites that I have dove, sites listed in Diving Point Map by Okinawa Marine Publications, A Divers Guide by John Chandler, Dive Sites map by Kadena Marina, and Dive Tables Okinawa, Japan by MCCS Marine Corps, SaWes Dive shop Yonaguni, Enysea Dive Shop Iromote, and my personal experiance.

Dive Sites of Okinawa
By Barracuda Smile 2008
From South to North
P Indicates Pacific Side
* Indicates Boat Dive

1. Suicide Cliffs P
2. Channel Crevasses/Ookaigan/John Man Beach
3. Misume *
4. Southern Links
5. Yamashirokaigan #1
6. Yamashirokaigan #2
7. Gushikawjouato****a
8. Rukan East Drop Off *
9. Kamiyama Minamiezuke Oki Deep *
10. Kamiyamajima *
11. Nagannutou *
12. Kuefutou *
13. Ojima Island P
14. Hansen Beach
15. Convention Center South
16. Convention Center North
17. Water Treatment Plant Point #1
18. Water Treatment Plant Point #2
19. Monroe Point
20. Chatanoki *
21. Sunabe California Side/ Curry House
22. Sunabe Point #1 / Arc Divers
23. Seaside Palace
24. Junkyard
25. Runway Lights
26. Pipelines
27. Kadena Marina
28. Naval Kadena
29. Kadena Steps/Kadena Seawall
30. Mitzugama/ Kadena North
31. Mitzugama/ Kadena North Red Bouy Marker-Fish Boxes
32. Hija River
33. Devils Cove
34. Devils Cove Wreck
35. Devils Cove Atol
36. Motor Pool
37. Torri Beach
38. Yomitan Port Whale Shark *
39. Kourizampa *
40. 5 Old Lady Seaweed Beach
41. Tombs Yomitan
42. Rifle Range
43. Zanpa Misaki/ Cape Zanpa/ Bolo Point
44. Zanpa Misaki/ Cape Zanpa/ Bolo Point North
45. Meada Flats
46. Meada Misaki/Meada Point
47. Meada Caves
48. Malibu Beach
49. Green Beach
50. Onna Flats
51. Onna Point
52. Onna Trench
53. Apogama
54. Hoshu/Hoshukita/Horse Shoe Beach
55. Ahshukita/Toliet Bowl
56. ANA Hotel South
57. ANA Hotel Central
58. ANA Hotel North/Pier
59. Manza Dream Hole
60. Coral *
61. Seragaki Inner Reef
62. Seragaki Outer Reef
63. White Beach P
64. Tsuken Isand P *
65. 5 X-Mas tree Beach P
66. Ikei Big Time Resort P
67. Mama San P
68. Miyuki Beach P
69. Tengan Beach P
70. Tengan Peir P
71. Kin Blue P
72. Kin Red P
73. Oura Wan Bay P
74. Gesashi Loran Site P
75. Tombs
76. Diamond Beach
77. Kise
78. Kyoda
79. Three Rocks
80. Saki Motobu/ Gorilla Chop
81. Eagle Pipes
82. Serakogyosho Island
83. Pumkin *
84. The Labyrinth *
85. Camel
86. Cable *
87. Yoshjinone *
88. Cabetsu Batake *
89. Shinzato *
90. Sakiyama *
91. USS Emmons located 1km North off of Kouri Island *
92. Okuma South
93. Okuma North
94. Shippishi Drop *
95. Shippishi North *
96. W-Rock *
97. Coral Garden
98. Juhyou No Mori
99. Yona Tunnel
100. Sate
101. Futagamiiwa *
102. Hedo Misaki Dome *
103. Misaki Canyon/Hedo Gulch
104. Misaki ****a/ Hedo Beach
105. Hedo Three Pools
106. Pinnacles North *
107. Pinnacles South *
108. Shibishi Island *
109. Outer Buoy P *
110. Light House P *
111. Keramas Pipeline *
112. Keramas Gishippu *
113. Keramas Kuroshima / Twin Rocks *
114. Keramas Zamami *
115. Keramas Ariga *
116. Keramas Maeshima *
117. Keramas Mae Jima/ White River *
118. Keramas Manta Point *
119. Keramas Two Rocks *
120. Keramas Turtle Inlet *
121. Keramas Sharks Bay/Three Rocks *
122. Keramas Turtle Sand Bay *
123. Keramas South Tokashiki Wreck *
124. Ie Shima/ IE island Ohoba *
125. Ie Shima/ IE island Waaji *
126. Ie Shima/ IE island Double Arches *
127. Ie Shima/ IE island Patch Reef *
128. Ie Shima/ IE island Minna Jimma *
129. Yonaguni Ippon-Ishi *
130. Yonaguni Noridai *
131. Yonaguni North Airport *
132. Yonaguni Rokujo *
133. Yonaguni SaWes Coral Garden *
134. Yonaguni Rainbow Bridge *
135. Yonaguni Umabanna-Hanareiwa *
136. Yonaguni Dannu Drop *
137. Iromote, Kamukawa Wan, Nakanose *
138. Iromote, Ochimizuzaki, Butterfly Fish Point *
139. Iromote, South Canyon *
140. Iromote, Aritori Wan, Fukaba *
141. Iromote, Sukukaiyama Wan, Azami *
142. Iromote, Yonasoni Wan, Typhoon Chapel/ Hurricane Chapel*
143. Iromote, Sakai Yama Island, North Corner*
144. Iromote, Hanagoi No Ne*
145. Sotobahare Island South Minami*

 

[Kevrumbo]

The Kwajalein Scuba Club at the US Army's Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll.

 

[weitodive]

I'm an instructor with MDA here on Guam. It's $42 a dive if you're not a 5 star member but only$32 if you are. If you go to Saipan, Speedy Turtle is a good diver operator. Expect to spend about 100-150 for a 2-3 tank dive. If you go to Palau, you need to dive with Sam's Tours. It's about 150 for a 3 tank boat dive but includes lunch and breakfast. They are an excellent operator and great at getting you to the shop. I haven't dove Chuuk yet but I have heard great things about Chuuk and Yap. If you want to do all the islands, you need about 2 weeks. MDA's travel section can get you a package setup if you want to do a dive trip. They get pretty decent deals with continental airfare and hotels.

 

[Baracuda Smile]

Here are some dive shops on Okinawa, Japan

North of Nago Boat Charters Hedo Dome, USS Emmons, IE Island northofnago@ezweb.ne.jp 090-3790-2924 ask for Chuck

Oki Diving Seragaki Onna Village okidiving@gmail.com CPT David 090-5290-9232 CPT Chris 090-9788-0282

Far East Marine Dive Company fareastmaridiveco@gmail.com 090-9786-0543

Reef Encounters International http:reefencounters.org info@reefencounters.org 098-995-9414 090-1940-3528

O2 Dive Okinawa http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~02dive 098-956-7791 mobile 090-5389-7275

Asian Dive Tours Asian Dive Tours! Contact: 098-964-4007 or 090-5025-3153 and ask for Nancy or E-mail asian_dive_tours@hotmail.com

 

[aatrek]

thanks for the post.
Love diving the jap-islands.
yanaguni is great island for diving esp in Jan-march (hundereds of hammerheads).
there is no marine or any military post in yanaguni.
best of luck
A

 

[aatrek]

wow..
amazing.
I think i have done most.. but there are a few I don't even reconize.
thanks for the list.
A

 

[Captain Walt]

Well if you are in Savannah Near Ft. Stuart/HAAF Ga. and yes for the Marines too in Paris Is. And the sailors in Kings bay Ga.

Offshore Savannah is a good move. MDC (Mako Dive Charter) Check it out.

 

[Babydamulag]

If you guys are ever near Boracay, Philippines (or planning to go there) send me an email. You can dive with us. I'll make sure you are squared away!

 

[Baracuda Smile]

I'm an instructor with MDA here on Guam. It's $42 a dive if you're not a 5 star member but only$32 if you are. If you go to Saipan, Speedy Turtle is a good diver operator. Expect to spend about 100-150 for a 2-3 tank dive. If you go to Palau, you need to dive with Sam's Tours. It's about 150 for a 3 tank boat dive but includes lunch and breakfast. They are an excellent operator and great at getting you to the shop. I haven't dove Chuuk yet but I have heard great things about Chuuk and Yap. If you want to do all the islands, you need about 2 weeks. MDA's travel section can get you a package setup if you want to do a dive trip. They get pretty decent deals with continental airfare and hotels.

Weitodive I have been to MDA before and it is a nice shop. Are their places for military members to stay close by that have resonable rates when they are on leave? HMMM two weeks of wreck diving sounds awsome. Is it easy through MDA to get wreck certified? Weitodive we can go dive Chuuk together I am looking at catching a hop to Guam and work on flight to and fro Chuuk, Yap, Saipan, and Palau.

Weitodive it would be nice adverizing to post here a sample of MDA's package setup