Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron (JASDF)

Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron
春日ヘリコプター空輸隊
Kasuga Squadron CH-47J
Active	May 22, 1992-present
Country	Japan
Branch	Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Part of	Air Rescue Wing
Garrison/HQ	Kasuga Air Base (aircraft at Fukuoka Airport)
Aircraft flown
Cargo helicopter	CH-47J

The Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron (春日ヘリコプター空輸隊 (kasuga-herikoputa-kūyu-tai)) 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]

Tail marking

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.

Aircraft operated

• CH-47J

References

1. Thompson, Paul JASDF - Order of Battle July 1, 2017 J-HangarSpace Retrieved October 24, 2017
2. "Air Rescue Wing". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 24, 2017. (in Japanese)
3. "Air Rescue Wing History". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 28, 2017. (in Japanese)