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12th Brigade (Japan)

Field	Value
unit_name	12th Brigade (Air Assault)
image	JGSDF 12th Brigade.svg
caption	12th Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia
dates	13 March 2001 – present
country	Japan
branch
type	Air assault brigade
size	4,000 soldiers
command_structure	[[File:JGSDF Eastern Army.svg	23px]] Eastern Army
garrison	Shintō
current_commander	Maj. Gen. Masafumi Akamatsu

The 12th Brigade (Air Assault) is one of eight active brigades of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The brigade is subordinated to the Eastern Army and is headquartered in Shintō, Gunma. Its responsibility is the defense of Gunma, Nagano, 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
- 12th Brigade HQ, in Shintō
- 2nd Infantry Regiment note 1, in Jōetsu
- 13th Infantry Regiment, in Matsumoto
- 30th Infantry Regiment, in Shibata
- 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
- 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.

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