is a military base of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, located in Gotemba,

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History

Camp Komakado was established in April 1936 by the Imperial Japanese Army as a training facility, and by 1943 it had become the central training school for Japan's heavy artillery regiments. After the end of World War II, Camp Komakado came under the control of the United States Army in Japan, and was renamed “South Camp”. In 1960, after the conclusion of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, the base was returned to the control of the Japanese government and reestablished as a training facility for artillery and armor under the post-war Ground Japan Self-Defense Force. The JSDF 1st Tank Battalion has been based at Camp Komakado since 1962. The International Peace Cooperation Activities Training Unit of the JGSDF

Central Readiness Force The was established on March 28, 2007, following the upgrading of the Japanese Defense Ministry from the former Japanese Defense Agency. It was initially based at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Camp Asaka in Nerima, Tokyo. The command su ...

has been based at Camp Komakado since 2007.

Organization

The following are units currently stationed in Camp Komakado: *

** International Peace Cooperation Activities Training Unit * 1st Training Brigade ** 1st Armored Training Unit * 1st Tank Battalion * 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion * 364th Engineer Company *JGSDF 1st Logistic Support Regiment *JGSDF Kantō Logistics Depot

References

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