Air Rescue Wing Hyakuri Detachment (JASDF)
The Air Rescue Wing Hyakuri Detachment (百里救難隊 (hyakuri-kyūnan-tai)) is a unit of the Air Rescue Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It is also known as the Hyakuri Air Rescue Squadron. Responsible for airborne search and rescue, it is based at Hyakuri Air Base in Ibaraki Prefecture.[1] It is equipped with UH-60J and U-125A aircraft.[2][3]
| Air Rescue Wing Hyakuri Detachment | |
|---|---|
| 百里救難隊 | |
 Hyakuri Detachment UH-60Js (2010) | |
| Country | Japan |
| Branch | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
| Part of | Air Rescue Wing |
| Garrison/HQ | Hyakuri Air Base |
| Motto(s) | That others may live |
| Aircraft flown | |
| UH-60J, U-125A | |
Tail markings
Detachment UH-60J aircraft do not have special markings. JASDF aircraft usually have unit markings on their tail, but U-125A aircraft of the Air Rescue Wing have a marking on their fuselage, usually with a sticker below showing which base they are assigned to.
Fuselage marking (2016)
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Air Rescue Wing Hyakuri Detachment (JASDF).
- Thompson, Paul JASDF - Order of Battle July 1, 2017 J-HangarSpace Retrieved October 27, 2017
- "Air Rescue Wing". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 27, 2017. (in Japanese)
- "Air Rescue Wing History". mod.go.jp. Retrieved October 28, 2017. (in Japanese)
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