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

Camp Asaka

Operational Structure of the Eastern Army 2016
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• 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

External links

• Eastern Army Homepage (Japanese)