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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, but its aircraft are actually based at the nearby Fukuoka Airport. It is equipped with CH-47J aircraft.

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)

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