Gifu Air Field
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is a military aerodrome of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force
. It is located in Kakamigahara City
, 7 NM east of Gifu
in the Gifu Prefecture
, Japan
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force
The , or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other aerospace operations. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining an extensive network of ground and air early warning radar systems...
. It is located in Kakamigahara City
Kakamigahara, Gifu
is a city located in the Gifu Prefecture of central Japan. It was founded on 1 April 1963 by the merger of Naka, Sohara, Unuma, and Inaba. Kakamigahara covers a total area of...
, 7 NM east of Gifu
Gifu, Gifu
is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku period, various warlords, including Oda Nobunaga, used...
in the Gifu Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Units
- Air Defense Command
- Central Air Defense Force
- 4th Air Defence Missile Group
- 13th Fire Unit
- 15th Fire Unit
- 4th Air Defence Missile Group
- Central Air Defense Force
- Air Development and Test Command
- Air Development and Test Wing
- Air Material Command
- 2nd Air Depot