JGSDF Camp Komakado
JGSDF Camp Komakado (駒門駐屯地, Komakado-chūtonchi) is a military base of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, located in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of several military facilities located in the foothills of Mount Fuji.
| JGSDF Camp Komakado | |
|---|---|
駒門駐屯地 | |
| Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan | |
  JGSDF Camp Komakado  JGSDF Camp Komakado | |
| Coordinates | 35°15′25″N 138°54′09″E |
| Type | Military Base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1936 |
| In use | 1936-1945 Imperial Japanese Army 1945-1960 United States Army 1960-present Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
History
Camp Komakado was established in April 1936 by the Imperial Japanese Army as a training facility, and by 1943 it had become the central training school for Japan's heavy artillery regiments.
After the end of World War II, Camp Komakado came under the control of the United States Army in Japan, and was renamed “South Camp”.
In 1960, after the conclusion of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, the base was returned to the control of the Japanese government and reestablished as a training facility for artillery and armor under the post-war Ground Japan Self-Defense Force. The JSDF 1st Tank Battalion has been based at Camp Komakado since 1962.
The International Peace Cooperation Activities Training Unit of the JGSDF Central Readiness Force has been based at Camp Komakado since 2007.
Organization
The following are units currently stationed in Camp Komakado:[1]
- Central Readiness Force
- 1st Training Brigade
- 1st Armored Training Unit
- 1st Tank Battalion
- 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
- 364th Engineer Company
- JGSDF 1st Logistic Support Regiment
- JGSDF Kantō Logistics Depot
References
- 駐屯地所在部隊 (in Japanese). Ground Self-Defense Force. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
