North Eastern Army (Japan)

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. Gorō Matsumura

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

Operational Structure of the North Eastern Army 2019
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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 Army Artillery Unit, in Sendai
  - 4th Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe (Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile)
  - 304th Observation Battery, in Sendai
- 101st 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

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External links

North Eastern Army Homepage (Japanese)

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