Eastern Army (Japan)

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Country Japan		Size Army

Active 14 January 1960 – present Branch Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Part of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Garrison/HQ Camp Asaka, Nerima, Tokyo

The Eastern Army (東部方面隊, Tōbu Hōmentai) is one of five active Armies of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force headquartered at Camp Asaka in Nerima, Tokyo. Its responsibility is the defense of the Kantō and the Northern half of the Chūbu region.

Organization

Eastern Army, at Camp Asaka in Nerima

1st Division, at Camp Nerima in Nerima, responsible for the defense of Tokyo and the Chiba, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

12th Brigade (Air Assault), at Camp Soumagahara in Shintō, responsible for the defense of Gunma, Nagano, Niigata and Tochigi prefectures.

1st Engineer Brigade, at Camp Koga in Koga

Eastern Army Combined (Training) Brigade, at Camp Takeyama in Yokosuka

2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, at Camp Matsudo in Matsudo, with Type 3 Chū-SAMs

Eastern Army Aviation Group, at Camp Tachikawa in Tachikawa

Eastern Army Signal Group, at Camp Asaka

Eastern Army Logistic Support Troop, at Camp Asaka

Kantō Logistic Depot, at Camp Kasumigaura in Tsuchiura

Eastern Army Finance Service, at Camp Asaka

Eastern Army Medical Service, at Camp Asaka

Eastern Army Command Post Training Support, at Camp Asaka

Eastern Army Intelligence Analysis, at Camp Asaka

Eastern Army Band, at Camp Asaka

References

Eastern Army (Japan) Wikipedia

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