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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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[edit]
JGSDF 4th Division organization in 2022
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4th Division, in Kasuga
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4th Division HQ, in Kasuga
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Western Army Tank Unit, in Kusu, with two squadrons of Type 10 main battle tanks (administrative control during peacetime)
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16th Infantry Regiment note 1, in Ōmura, with Type 96 Armored Personnel Carriers
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40th Infantry Regiment, in Kitakyūshū
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41st Infantry Regiment, in Beppu
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Tsushima Area Security Force, in Tsushima
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4th Reconnaissance Combat Battalion, in Kasuga, with Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicles, and Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles
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4th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Kurume, with Type 81 and Type 93 Surface-to-air missile systems
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4th Engineer Battalion (Combat), in Ōmura
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4th Signal Battalion, in Kasuga
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4th Aviation Squadron, in Yoshinogari, flying UH-1J and OH-6D helicopters
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4th NBC Protection Company, in Kasuga
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4th Logistic Support Regiment, in Kasuga
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1st Maintenance Battalion
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2nd Maintenance Battalion
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Supply Company
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Medical Company
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Transport Company
note 1: Infantry Regiments have only battalion strength.
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