JGSDF Camp Hachinohe

JGSDF Camp Hachinohe (八戸駐屯地, Hachinohe-chūtonchi) is a military base of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is one of several military facilities in eastern Aomori Prefecture, and is adjacent to the JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base.

JGSDF Camp Hachinohe
八戸駐屯地
Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
TypeMilitary Base
Site information
Controlled by Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Site history
Built1941
In use1941-1945 Imperial Japanese Army
1945-1956 United States Army
1956-present Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Hachinohe Air Field
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Operator Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
LocationHachinohe, Japan
Elevation AMSL152 ft / 46 m
Coordinates40°33′24″N 141°27′58″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 640 2,100 Concrete
11/29 360 1,181 Concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

History

Camp Hachinohe was founded as a training field for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in 1941. On the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II, the airfield was occupied by the 7th Cavalry Regiment and the 29th AAA AW Battalion of the United States Army as Camp Haugen, in honor of Col. Orin D. Haugen.[2]

With the start of the Korean War in 1950, the base was turned over to the National Police Reserve, the immediate predecessor to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. With the final withdrawal of American forces from Hachinohe in 1956, the base was turned over to the JGSDF and was officially re-designated JGSDF Camp Hachinohe.[3] In 1962, the JGSDF 38th Infantry Regiment and JGSDF 39th Infantry Regiment were created at Hachinohe. The JGSDF 39th Infantry Regiment was transferred to JGSDF Camp Hirosaki in 1968 and the JGSDF 38th Infantry Regiment to JGSDF Camp Tagajō in Akita Prefecture in 1994.

In 2006, the JGSDF North Eastern Army Combined Brigade was formed, with units split between Camp Hachinohe and Camp Tagajō. At present, the base is home to 19 operational units, one aviation unit, and 2100 men.

Organization

JGSDF North East Army (HQ Sendai)

  • JGSDF 4th Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment
  • JGSDF 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Group
  • JGSDF 9th Antitank Group
  • JGSDF 9th Engineer Battalion(Combat)
  • JGSDF North Eastern Army Aviation Group (equipped with AH-1 and OH-1 helicopters
  • JGSDF 9th Logistic Support Regiment
  • JGSDF 38th Infantry Regiment (portions)
  • JGSDF North Eastern Army Logistic Support Troop

References
  1. AIS Japan Archived 2016-05-17 at the Portuguese Web Archive
  2. Col. Orin D. "Hard Rock" Haugen
  3. Col. Orin D. Haugen, Regimental Commander (History of the 511th Airborne Regiment) Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
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