Military unit
The 4th Division (第4師団) is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division is subordinated to the Western Army and is headquartered in Kasuga, Fukuoka. Its responsibility is the defense of the Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Ōita and Saga prefectures.[1]
The division was established on 15 August 1962.
Organization
JGSDF 4th Division organization in 2022
- 4th Division, in Kasuga
- 4th Division HQ, in Kasuga
- Western Army Tank Unit, in Kusu, with two squadrons of Type 10 main battle tanks (administrative control during peacetime)
- 16th Infantry Regiment note 1, in Ōmura, with Type 96 armored personnel carriers
- 40th Infantry Regiment, in Kitakyūshū
- 41st Infantry Regiment, in Beppu
- Tsushima Area Security Force, in Tsushima
- 4th Reconnaissance Combat Battalion, in Kasuga, with Type 16 maneuver combat vehicles, and Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles
- 4th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Kurume, with Type 81 and Type 93 surface-to-air missile systems
- 4th Engineer Battalion (Combat), in Ōmura
- 4th Signal Battalion, in Kasuga
- 4th Aviation Squadron, in Yoshinogari, flying UH-1J and OH-6D helicopters
- 4th NBC Protection Company, in Kasuga
- 4th Logistic Support Regiment, in Kasuga
- 1st Maintenance Battalion
- 2nd Maintenance Battalion
- Supply Company
- Medical Company
- Transport Company
note 1: Infantry regiments have only battalion strength.
External links
References
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