Ōminato Guard District
On 28 June 1942, "Kiso" and participated in the second reinforcement convoy to Kiska, then patrolled southwest of Kiska in anticipation of an American counter-attack, returning to Yokosuka Naval District on 16 July 1942. From 16 July - 2 August 1942, after refit at Yokosuka, "Kiso" returned north to patrol around Kiska, and covered the transfer of the Attu garrison to Kiska on 20 August 1942, returning to Ōminato Guard District on 18 September 1942. "Kiso" continued a series of patrol and resupply missions to the Kuriles and Aleutians from October through the end of March 1943.