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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.
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The division was established on 15 August 1962.
Organization
- 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.
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References
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