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National Airborne Service Corps

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Formed
  
10 March 2004

Website
  
www.nasc.gov.tw

Jurisdiction
  
Republic of China

National Airborne Service Corps

Headquarters
  
Xindian District, New Taipei

Agency executive
  
Tung Chien-cheng, Director-General

Parent agency
  
Ministry of the Interior

The National Airborne Service Corps (NASC; Chinese: 內政部空中勤務總隊; pinyin: Nèizhèngbù Kōngzhōng Qínwù Zǒngduì) is the agency of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China responsible for executing and providing support for search and rescue, disaster relief, emergency medical service, transportation, monitoring, reconnaissance and patrol in Taiwan.

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History

NASC was formed with the merging of the Airborne Squadron of National Police Agency, the Preparatory Office of the Airborne Fire Fighting Squadron of National Fire Agency, the Aviation Team of Civil Aeronautics Administration of Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and the Air Patrol Squadron of the Coast Guard Administration on 10 March 2004.

Organizational structure

  • Aviation Affairs Division
  • Maintenance Division
  • Duty Command Center
  • Secretariat
  • Personnel Office
  • Accounting Office
  • Civil Service Ethics Office
  • Service Brigade

    • Fleets

    The NASC currently has 25 helicopters, in which 10 of them are able to fly over across the Taiwan Strait.

    North

  • Taipei Songshan Airport (First Brigade)
  • Hualien Airport (Third Brigade)

    • Middle

  • Taichung Airport (Second Brigade)

    • South

  • Tainan Airport (Third Brigade)
  • Kaohsiung International Airport (Third Brigade)
  • Taitung Airport (Third Brigade)

    • Transportation

    NASC headquarter office is accessible within walking distance North of Dapinglin Station of the Taipei Metro.

    References

    National Airborne Service Corps Wikipedia
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