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Central Readiness Regiment - Wikipedia

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Central Readiness Regiment

Active	March 26, 2008 – present
Country	Japan
Branch	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Type	Mechanized infantry
Role	Rapid deployment
Size	approx. 700 soldiers^[1]
Part of	Ground Component Command (陸上総隊)^[2]
Garrison/HQ	Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture
Nickname(s)	Chū-Soku-Ren (中即連)
Motto(s)	Who Else but Us (俺がやらねば誰がやる)
Engagements	・South Sudan PKO Mission ・2021 Afghanistan RJNO Operation ・Operation Ocean Shield
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Yamada Norikazu (since 2020)^[3]

The Central Readiness Regiment (中央即応連隊, Chūō-Sokuō-Rentai) is an infantry regiment of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, being stationed at Camp Utsunomiya^[4] near the Utsunomiya Air Field (Camp Kita-Utsunomiya), as it is intended to be ready for rapid deployment both in Japan and abroad.^[5]

History

The regiment was established in August 2006.^[6] The first regimental commander, Colonel Yamamoto, was appointed in 2007 with the formation of the regiment was complete by March 2008.^[6]

In 2009, a detachment selected from the regiment was sent to Djibouti to participate in an anti-piracy operation as a security force at the air base.^[6] Since then, the regiment has been deployed on a number of missions outside of Japan, including a humanitarian assistance mission for the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.^[6]

During Fall of Kabul and Kabul airlift in Afghan War, the regiment were dispatched to evacuate its citizens in Afghanistan^[7]^[8]

Organization and Equipment

The regiment was established as a unique infantry regiment of the Central Readiness Force.^[1] Unlike the 1st Airborne Brigade being a unique airborne force, the regiment has adopted a table of organization and equipment similar to that of an infantry regiment with three rifle companies.^[1] However, it has developed specialized organization of its own for special missions, including a military engineering company being established in 2017 and an explosive ordnance disposal team in 2019.^[2] All of the soldiers in this regiment have volunteered to be transferred, and many are qualified as paratrooper or ranger.^[1]

The regiment is equipped with armoured fighting vehicles similar to other infantry regiments, including Komatsu LAV and Type 96 armored personnel carrier.^[1]^[9] In addition, the regiment also is equipped with unique equipment to prepare for military operations other than war overseas, such as Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles for non-combatant evacuation operations and Long-range acoustic devices as non-lethal weapons.^[2]

In August 25, 2019, an IHI Aerospace-made unmanned ground vehicle was deployed at the 2019 Fuji Firepower demonstration for explosive ordnance disposal missions.^[10]

A CRR soldier during the multi-national Cobra Gold exercise
Type 82 Command Communication Vehicle with a Rising Sun Flag
CRR soldiers rushing from a Type 96 APC

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Saito 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kikuchi 2020.
^ Central Readiness Regiment. "連隊長紹介" [Introduction of Regimental Commander] (in Japanese). Retrieved July 28, 2022.
^ Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. "宇都宮駐屯地" [Camp Utsunomiya]. 陸上自衛隊公式Webサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2022.
^ Central Readiness Regiment. "中央即応連隊の任務・役割" [Mission and Role of the Central Readiness Regiment] (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Central Readiness Regiment. "中央即応連隊沿革" [History of the Central Readiness Regiment] (in Japanese). Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ 在アフガニスタン・イスラム共和国邦人等の輸送の実施について (PDF), 防衛省, 2021-08-23, retrieved 2021-08-28
^ "自衛隊機のアフガン派遣決定邦人・現地スタッフ退避へ". 朝日新聞. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
^ "96式装輪装甲車" [Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier]. rikuzi-chousadan.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ Koji Miyake (August 28, 2019). "New Japanese UGV bursts onto the scene". Shephard News.

Books

Kikuchi, Masayuki (2020). "中央即応連隊在外邦人等保護措置" [Central Readiness Regiment: Rescue of Japanese Nationals Overseas]. 陸上自衛隊 BATTLE RECORDS [Battle Records of the Ground Self Defense Force] (in Japanese). Hobby Japan. pp. 26–37. ISBN 978-4798621814.
Saito, Yūsuke (2017). "陸上自衛隊中央即応連隊" [JGSDF Central Readiness Regiment]. 日本の特殊部隊 [Special Forces of Japan] (in Japanese). KAMADO. pp. 30–31. NCID BB01834038.

External links

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Central Readiness Regiment Official Webpage (in Japanese)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Units

Ground Component Command

(Direct reporting units)	1st Airborne Brigade Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Central Readiness Regiment Special Forces Group 1st Helicopter Brigade

Armies

Northern Army	2nd Division 5th Brigade 7th Division 11th Brigade 1st Artillery Brigade 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade 3rd Engineer Brigade Northern Army Aviation Group
North Eastern Army	6th Division 9th Division 2nd Engineer Brigade North Eastern Army Field Artillery Regement North Eastern Army Aviation Group
Eastern Army	1st Division 12th Brigade 2nd Antiaircraft Artillery Group 1st Engineer Brigade Eastern Army Field Artillery Regement Eastern Army Aviation Group
Central Army	3rd Division 10th Division 13th Brigade 14th Brigade 4th Engineer Brigade Central Army Field Artillery Regement Central Army Aviation Group
Western Army	4th Division 8th Division 15th Brigade 2nd Artillery Brigade 2nd Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade 5th Engineer Brigade Western Army Tank Battalion Western Army Aviation Group

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