Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade

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The Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade is Japan’s specialized marine infantry unit trained and equipped to conduct amphibious operations, including the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious warfare unit
marine infantry unit
military unit
branch Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
cooperatesWith Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
United States Marine Corps
country Japan
dateEstablished 2018-03-27
formed 2018
garrison Camp Ainoura
Sasebo, Japan
surface form: Sasebo
garrisonCountry Japan
hasComponent artillery units
engineer units
headquarters company
infantry battalions
logistics support units
reconnaissance units
hasOperationalCapability amphibious assault
amphibious landing
helicopter-borne assault
island defense
island recapture
ship-to-shore movement
languageOfCommand Japanese
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Nagasaki Prefecture NERFINISHED
mission conduct amphibious operations with maritime and air forces
protect Japan’s remote islands
nickname Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces
surface form: Japanese Marines
operatesIn East China Sea
surface form: East China Sea region

Southwestern islands of Japan
parentOrganization Western Army (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force)
partOf Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
role amphibious operations
defense of remote islands
recapture of remote islands
size brigade
subordinateTo Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force
surface form: Chief of Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
trainingFocus combined arms operations
joint amphibious exercises
rapid deployment
usesEquipment AAV7 amphibious assault vehicle
LCAC landing craft
MV-22B Osprey
surface form: V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft

armored personnel carriers
artillery
helicopters
infantry fighting vehicles

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Japan Self-Defense Forces component Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force component Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade