1st Helicopter Brigade
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The 1st Helicopter Brigade (Japanese: 第1ヘリコプター団, Dai-ichi Herikoputa-Dan) is based at JGSDF Camp Kisarazu in Kisarazu, in Chiba Prefecture.[1] Formerly an independent brigade, it was attached to the Central Readiness Force on March 28, 2007.[2] Like most JGSDF units, the brigade's aircraft are deployed to conduct exercises from their Kisarazu base annually during the New Year period.[3]
1st Helicopter Brigade | |
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Active | March 20, 1959 – present |
Country | Japan |
Branch | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
Type | Army aviation |
Role | Aerial reconnaissance Air assault Airdrop Airlift Close air support Disaster response Electronic warfare Fire support Forward observer Humanitarian aid ISTAR Medical evacuation Military logistics Patrolling Provide aviation support to Ground Component Command (陸上総隊) Search and rescue SIGINT Support special operations |
Size | Brigade (~900 soldiers) |
Part of | Ground Component Command (陸上総隊) |
Garrison/HQ | Kisarazu, Chiba, Chiba |
The brigade operates under the Ground Component Command (Japanese: 陸上総隊), formerly with the Central Readiness Force, as a supporting unit for the Central Readiness Regiment (CRR), 1st Airborne Brigade and the Japanese Special Forces Group (SFGp) if deployed into a combat zone.[4][5]
Prior to the brigade's integration into the CRF, it had been actively involved in civil disaster operations in response to natural disasters such as wildfire, earthquakes, and flood.[6]