The 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 Combat Battalion, in Shintō, with Type 16 maneuver combat vehicles, and Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles 12th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery, in Shintō, with Type 81 and Type 93 Surface-to-air missile systems 12th Engineer Company (Combat), 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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