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North Eastern Army
North Eastern Army Distinctive Unit Insignia
Active	14 January 1960 – present
Country	Japan
Branch	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Type	Field army
Garrison/HQ	Camp Sendai, Sendai
Commanders
Current commander	Lt. Gen. Naoki Kajiwara

The North Eastern Army (東北方面隊, Tōhoku Hōmentai) is one of five active Armies of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force headquartered in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Its responsibility is the defense of the Tōhoku region.

Organization

• North Eastern Army, in Sendai
  • 6th Division, in Higashine, responsible for the defense of Fukushima, Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures.
  • 9th Division, in Aomori, responsible for the defense of Akita, Aomori and Iwate prefectures.
  • 2nd Engineer Brigade, in Shibata
    • 10th Engineer Group (Construction), in Shibata
    • 11th Engineer Group (Construction), in Fukushima
    • 104th Equipment Company, in Shibata
    • 312th Vehicle Company, in Shibata
  • North Eastern Army Combined (Training) Brigade, in Sendai
    • 38th Infantry Regiment, in Tagajō
    • 2nd Basic Training Battalion, in Sendai
    • 119th Training Battalion, in Tagajō
  • North Eastern Field Artillery Regiment, at Camp Iwate, in Takizawa
  • 4th Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe (Type 88 surface-to-ship missile)
  • 5th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe (MIM-23 Hawk)
  • North Eastern Army Signal Group, in Sendai
  • North Eastern Army Aviation Group, in Sendai
    • 2nd Anti-tank Helicopter Battalion, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe
    • North Eastern Army Helicopter Battalion, in Sendai
    • North Eastern Army Meteorological Company, in Sendai
    • Logistic Support Battalion, in Sendai
  • North Eastern Army Logistic Support, in Sendai
  • North Eastern Army Finance Service, in Sendai
  • North Eastern Army Command Post Training Support, in Sendai
  • North Eastern Army Military Intelligence, in Sendai
  • North Eastern Army Band, in Sendai
  • North Eastern Army Medical Service, in Sendai
  • Tōhoku Logistic Depot, in Sendai

References

1. "東北方面隊 [Tohoku Army]" (in Japanese). Ministry of Defense (Japan).
2. "仙台駐屯地 [Sendai Garrison]" (in Japanese). Ministry of Defense (Japan).

External links

• North Eastern Army Homepage (Japanese)

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