Eastern Army (Japan)

Eastern Army (Japan)
Eastern Army Distinctive Unit Insignia
Active	14 January 1960 - present
Country	Japan
Branch	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Size	Army
Part of	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Garrison/HQ	Camp Asaka, Nerima, Tokyo
Commanders
Current commander	Lt. Gen. Naotada Moriyama

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

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Camp Asaka

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Operational Structure of the Eastern Army 2016
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• Eastern Army, at Camp Asaka in Nerima
  • 20px 1st Division, at Camp Nerima in Nerima, responsible for the defense of Tokyo and the Chiba, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.
  • 20px 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

External links

• Eastern Army Homepage (Japanese)