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