The 1st Air Wing () is a

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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 warf ...

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

History

Formation

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

Organisaion

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 is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force base located north of the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in central Japan. History Hamamatsu Air Base was established in 1925 as an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force base to be home to the newly f ...

in Shizuoka Prefecture. Thompson, Pau
JASDF - Order of Battle July 1, 2017
''J-HangarSpace'' Retrieved October 4, 2017 Thompson, Pau
JASDF - Squadron Histories
''J-HangarSpace'' Retrieved October 4, 2017

References

Units of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force {{Japan-mil-stub