4th Air Wing (JASDF)

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4th Air Wing
第4航空団
Active	February 16, 1958
Country	Japan
Branch	Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Part of	Air Training Command
Garrison/HQ	Matsushima Air Field
Aircraft flown
Trainer	Mitsubishi F-2B, Kawasaki T-4

The 4th Air Wing (第4航空団, dai-yon-koukudan) is a wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It comes under the authority of Air Training Command. It is based at Matsushima Air Field in Iwate Prefecture.^[1]^[2]

It consists of two squadrons:

References

^ "JASDF Primary Air Unit Order of Battle". J-HangarSpace. January 1, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
^ Thompson, Paul JASDF - Squadron Histories J-HangarSpace Retrieved October 10, 2017

Japan Air Self-Defense Force

Air staff

Air Staff Office
- Chief of Staff, JASDF

Structure

Air Defense
Command

Northern Air Defense Force	2nd Air Wing 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron 203rd Tactical Fighter Squadron 3rd Air Wing 301st Tactical Fighter Squadron 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron Northern Air Command Support Flight Northern Aircraft Control & Warning Wing Northern Air Defense Missile Group Northern Air Civil Engineering Group Northen Band
Central Air Defense Force	6th Air Wing 303rd Tactical Fighter Squadron 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron 7th Air Wing 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron Central Aircraft Control & Warning Wing Central Air Defense Missile Group 4th Air Defense Missile Group Central Air Command Support Squadron Central Air Civil Engineering Group Central Band Iwo Jima Air Base Group
Western Air Defense Force	5th Air Wing 305th Tactical Fighter Squadron 8th Air Wing 6th Tactical Fighter Squadron 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron Western Air Command Support Squadron Western Aircraft Control & Warning Wing Western Air Defense Missile Group Western Air Civil Engineering Group Western Band
Southwestern Air Defense Force	9th Air Wing 204th Tactical Fighter Squadron 304th Tactical Fighter Squadron Southwestern Air Command Support Flight Southwestern Aircraft Control & Warning Wing Southwestern Air Defense Missile Group Southwestern Air Civil Engineering Group Southwestern Band
Air Tactics Development Wing	Tactical Fighter Training Group Air Defense Missile Training Group Electronic Warfare Operation Group Base Defense Development & Training Squadron Tactical Air Support Squadron
Directly controlled units	Air Rescue Wing Airborne Warning and Control Wing Air Intelligence Wing Operations Support Wing Reconnaissance Group

Air Support
Command

1st Tactical Airlift Group
- 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron
- 404th Tactical Airlift Tanker Squadron
2nd Tactical Airlift Group
- 402nd Tactical Airlift Squadron
3rd Tactical Airlift Group
- 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron
- 405th Air Refuelling Squadron
Air Traffic Control Service Group
Air Weather Service Group
Flight Check Squadron
Special Airlift Group
Aero Medical Evacuation Squadron

Air Training
Command

1st Air Wing
4th Air Wing
- 21st Fighter Training Squadron
- Blue Impulse (11th Squadron)
11th Flight Training Wing
12th Flight Training Wing
13th Flight Training Wing
Air Basic Training Wing
Fighter Training Group
Air Training Aids Group
Air Officer Candidate School
Technical Schools
- 1st
- 3rd
- 4th
- 5th

Air Development
and Test Command

Air Development and Test Wing
Electronics Development and Test Group
Aeromedical Laboratory

Air Material
Command

Air Depots
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th

Units controlled by
the Defense Minister

Air Communications and System Wing
Aero Safety Service Group
Air Staff College
Air Police Group
Central Air Base Group
Central Band
Space Operations Group

History & tradition