| Garda Air Support Unit | |
|---|---|
 GASU emblem | |
| Abbreviation | GASU |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | September 1997 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Republic of Ireland |
| Operations jurisdiction | Republic of Ireland |
| Legal jurisdiction | Eastern, Northern, Southern, South-Eastern, Western and Dublin regions |
| Governing body | Department of Justice |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Casement Aerodrome |
| Parent agency |  Garda Síochána |
| Facilities | |
| Vehicles | Britten-Norman Defender Eurocopter EC135 |
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The Garda Air Support Unit (or GASU) is a unit of the Garda Síochána which was formed in 1997.[1] The GASU is part of the Operational Support Unit which provides specialist support to Gardaí nationwide. The Operational Support Unit also includes the Water Support, Dog Support and Mounted Support Units.[2]
Between 2007 and 2008, the unit released figures indicating that it had contributed to 1,300 arrests within the preceding three years, and it had located 14 people during search and rescue operations in 2007.[3]
- ^ "Garda Website - Air Support Unit page". Garda.ie. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
The Garda Air Support Unit was established in September 1997
- ^ "Garda Website - Operational Support Units". Garda.ie. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Second Garda helicopter takes to air". Irish Times. 15 January 2008. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2015.