fɹʌm mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, wækˈɑːbə wʌz ɹˌiːɐsˈaɪnd tə nˈɔːɹðɚn ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz, ænd dᵻplˈɔɪd fɹʌm ˌɑːmɪnˈɑːɾoʊ ɡˈɑːɹd dˈɪstɹɪkt ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv "ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ˌeɪˈɛl" æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈædmɜːɹəl bəʃˈiəɹoʊ hˈɑːsəɡˌeɪəz nˈɔːɹðɚn fˈoːɹs ɪnðɪ ɐlˈuːʃənz kæmpˈeɪn, pɐtɹˈoʊlɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd ɐtˈuː, kˈɪskə ænd ˈæmtʃɪtkə ˈaɪlənd ʌntˈɪl mˈɪddʒuːlˈaɪ.
From May 1942, Wakaba was reassigned to northern operations, and deployed from Ōminato Guard District in support of "Operation AL" as part of Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya’s Northern Force in the Aleutians campaign, patrolling around Attu, Kiska and Amchitka Island until mid-July.