The 12th Flying Training Wing () is a
wing
A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is expres ...
of the
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 ...
. It is also sometimes known as the 12th Flight Training Wing. It comes under the authority of Air Training Command. It is based at
Hōfu-kita Air Base in
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). Y ...
.
[ Thompson, Pau]
JASDF - Order of Battle July 1, 2017
''J-HangarSpace'' Retrieved October 11, 2017
It has two
squadrons, both equipped with
Fuji T-7
The Fuji T-7 (previously T-3 Kai) is a Japanese primary trainer aircraft built by Fuji Heavy Industries for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. A development of Fuji's earlier T-3 trainer, it is a single-engined monoplane powered by a turboprop e ...
aircraft:
*
1st Flight Training Squadron
*
2nd Flight Training Squadron
References
Units of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force
{{Japan-mil-stub