Kamfen na tsibirin Aleutian ya fara ne a ranar 3 zuwa 4 ga Yuni, 1942 tare da
Jirgin saman Japan ya kai hari kan Dutch Harbor, Alaska, wanda aka biyo baya da sauri ta hanyar mamayewar Jafananci ba tare da hamayya ba a cikin tsibirin Aleutian na Attu a ranar 5 ga Yuni da Kiska a ranar 7 ga Yuni, 1942. A ranar 11 ga Yuni, 1942, "I-2" ya tashi zuwa ruwan Aleutian tare da "I-1", "I-3", "I-6", da "I-7" don fara aikinsa na uku. A ranar 20 ga Yuni, 1942, "I-1", "I-2", da "I-3" sun shiga layin "K" a Arewacin Pacific Ocean tsakanin da. Da yake cike da man fetur daga mai a ranar 24 ga Yuni, 1942, ya kasance a kan layin sintiri har zuwa 3 ga Yuli, 1942. A ranar 17 ga Yuli, 1942, ta kai hari kan wani jirgin ruwa na Soviet wanda ba a san shi ba tare da bindigogi a kudancin Dutch Harbor, amma wani jirgin ruwa na PBY Catalina na Amurka ya kore ta. A ranar 20 ga Yuli, 1942, an sake sanya shi zuwa Advance Force kuma an umurce shi da ya koma Japan. Ta isa Yokosuka a ranar 1 ga Agusta 1942 kuma an yi mata gyare-gyare a can.