The is one of eight active
brigade
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B ...
s of the
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
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. The brigade is subordinated to the
Eastern Army and is headquartered in
Shintō
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,
Gunma
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima P ...
. Its responsibility is the defense of
Gunma
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima P ...
,
Nagano Nagano may refer to:
Places
* Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan
** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture
*** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics
*** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano
*** Nagano Universi ...
,
Niigata and
Tochigi prefectures.
The brigade was formed on 13 March 2001 with units from the disbanded 12th Infantry Division.
Organization
* 12th Brigade, in
Shintō
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** 12th Brigade HQ, in Shintō
** 2nd Infantry Regiment
''note 1'', in
Jōetsu
** 13th Infantry Regiment, in
Matsumoto
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* Matsumoto, Nagano (松本市), a city
** Matsumoto Airport, an airport southwest of Matsumoto, Nagano
* Matsumoto, Kagoshima (松元町), a former town now part of the c ...
** 30th Infantry Regiment, in
Shibata
** 12th Artillery Battalion, in
Utsunomiya
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, with four batteries of
FH-70 155mm towed howitzers
** 12th Reconnaissance Company, in Shintō, with
Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicle
** 12th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery, in Shintō, with
Type 81 and
Type 93 Surface-to-air missile systems
** 12th Combat Engineer Company, in
Takasaki
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** 12th Signal Company, in Shintō
** 12th Aviation Squadron, in Shintō, flying
UH-60JA and
CH-47J/JA helicopters
** 12th NBC-defense Company, in Shintō
** 12th Logistic Support Battalion, in Takasaki
''note 1'': Infantry Regiments have only battalion strength.
External links
Homepage 12th Brigade''(Japanese)''
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Brigade
Military units and formations established in 2001