North Eastern Army (Japan)

**North Eastern Army**
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.^[1]

Organization

North Eastern Army, in Sendai^[2]
- 6th Division, in Higashine, responsible for the defense of Fukushima, Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures.
  - 20th Infantry Regiment, in Higashine
  - 22nd Rapid Deployment Regiment, in Tagajō
  - 44th Infantry Regiment, in Fukushima
- 9th Division, in Aomori, responsible for the defense of Akita, Aomori and Iwate prefectures.
  - 5th Infantry Regiment, in Aomori
  - 21st Infantry Regiment, in Akita
  - 39th Infantry Regiment, in Hirosaki
- North Eastern Army Artillery Regiment, at Camp Iwate, in Takizawa
  - 1st Artillery Battalion, at Camp Kōriyama, in Kōriyama
  - 2nd Artillery Battalion, at Camp Iwate, in Takizawa
  - 3rd Artillery Battalion, at Camp Kōriyama, in Kōriyama
  - 4th Artillery Battalion, at Camp Iwate, in Takizawa
  - Target Acquisition Battery, at Camp Iwate, in Takizawa
- North Eastern Army Air Corps, in Sendai
  - 110th Aviation Squadron, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe
  - North Eastern Army Helicopter Battalion, in Sendai
  - North Eastern Army Air Traffic Control and Meteorological Company, in Sendai
  - North Eastern Army Airfield Maintenance Company, in Sendai
- North Eastern Army Combined (Training) Brigade, in Sendai
  - 38th Infantry Regiment (Reserve), in Tagajō
  - 2nd Non-Commissioned Officer Training Battalion, in Sendai
  - 119th Training Battalion, in Tagajō
- 2nd Engineer Brigade, in Shibata
  - 10th Engineer Group (Construction), in Shibata
  - 11th Engineer Group (Construction), in Fukushima
  - 104th Equipment Battalion, in Shibata
  - 301st Beach Obstacle Company, in Shibata
  - 312th Vehicle Company, in Shibata
- North Eastern Army Signal Regiment, in Sendai
  - 102nd Command Post Signals Battalion, in Sendai
  - 103rd Base Systems Signals Battalion, in Sendai
  - 301st Central Signals Company, in Sendai
- North Eastern Army Logistic Support, in Sendai
  - 102nd Supply Battalion (Reserve), in Sendai
  - 105th Engineer Support Battalion (supports the 2nd Engineer Brigade), in Shibata
  - 108th General Support Battalion (supports the 6th Division and 9th Division), in Sendai
  - North Eastern Army Transport Battalion, in Sendai
  - 301st Ammunition Company (Reserve), in Sendai
  - 301st Infantry Support Company (supports the 38th Infantry Regiment), in Kōriyama
  - 303rd Anti-Aircraft Support Company (supports the 5th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group), in Hachinohe
  - 303rd Signals Support Company (supports the North Eastern Army Signals Regiment), in Sendai
  - 305th Artillery Support Company (supports the North Eastern Army Artillery Regiment), at Camp Iwate, in Takizawa
  - 307th Artillery Support Company (supports the 4th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment), at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe
- 4th Surface-to-Ship 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 Intelligence Corps, in Sendai
- North Eastern Army Medical Corps, in Sendai
- North Eastern Army Command Post Training Support Company, in Sendai
- North Eastern Army Accounting Company, in Sendai
- North Eastern Army Band, in Sendai