Japan Air Self-Defense Force
The , , also informally referred to as the Japanese Air Force, is the air and space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace, other air and space operations, cyberwarfare and electronic warfa ...
Iruma Air Base
is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) base located in the city of Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, north of western Tokyo, Japan.
It was the airfield for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Academy until 1945, when it became Johnson Air ...
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Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the KantÅ region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefectur ...
.2nd Tactical Air Group Retrieved January 31, 2017 It is sometimes referred to as the 2nd Tactical Airlift Wing.