Unit Name: | Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron |
Native Name: | 春日ヘリコプター空輸隊 |
Dates: | May 22, 1992-present |
Country: | Japan |
Branch: | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
Command Structure: | Air Rescue Wing |
Garrison: | Kasuga Air Base (aircraft at Fukuoka Airport) |
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Aircraft Helicopter Cargo: | CH-47J |
The Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron also known as the Kasuga Helicopter Transport Squadron is a unit of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It comes under the authority of the Air Rescue Wing. It is commanded from Kasuga Air Base in Fukuoka Prefecture,[1] but its aircraft are actually based at the nearby Fukuoka Airport. It is equipped with CH-47J aircraft.[2] [3]
As with other helicopter airlift squadrons, it has the emblem of the Air Rescue Wing with a sticker stating the home base of the unit.