National Airborne Service Corps



The National Airborne Service Corps (NASC; ) is the agency of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for executing and providing support for search and rescue, disaster relief, emergency medical service, transportation, monitoring, reconnaissance and patrol in Taiwan.

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 (First 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.