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of the

Japan Air Self-Defense Force The , , also referred to as the Japanese Air Force, is the Aerial warfare, air and space warfare, space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace, other air and space operations, cyberwarfare and ...

. It comes under the authority of the Air Training Command and resides in

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History

Formation

The 1st Air Wing was formed in 1 December 1955.

Organisation

As of 2017 it has two squadrons, both equipped with

Kawasaki T-4 The Kawasaki T-4 is a Japanese subsonic intermediate jet trainer aircraft developed and manufactured by the commercial conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Its sole operator is the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), in part due to historic ...

aircraft: * 31st Training Squadron * 32nd Training Squadron It is currently based at Hamamatsu Air Base in

. Thompson, Pau
JASDF - Squadron Histories
''J-HangarSpace'' Retrieved October 4, 2017

References

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