The is one of five active Armies of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force headquartered in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Its responsibility is the defense of the Tōhoku region. Organization North Eastern Army, in Sendai 6th Division, in Higashine, responsible for the defense of Fukushima, Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures. 9th Division, in Aomori, responsible for the defense of Akita, Aomori and Iwate prefectures. 2nd Engineer Brigade, in Shibata 10th Engineer Group (Construction), in Shibata 11th Engineer Group (Construction), in Fukushima 104th Equipment Company, in Shibata 312th Vehicle Company, in Shibata North Eastern Army Combined (Training) Brigade, in Sendai 38th Infantry Regiment, in Tagajō 2nd Basic Training Battalion, in Sendai 119th Training Battalion, in Tagajō North Eastern Army Artillery Unit, in Sendai 4th Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe (Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile) 304th Observation Battery, in Sendai 101st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe (MIM-23 Hawk) North Eastern Army Signal Group, in Sendai North Eastern Army Aviation Group, in Sendai 2nd Anti-tank Helicopter Battalion, at Camp Hachinohe, in Hachinohe North Eastern Army Helicopter Battalion, in Sendai North Eastern Army Meteorological Company, in Sendai Logistic Support Battalion, in Sendai North Eastern Army Logistic Support, in Sendai North Eastern Army Finance Service, in Sendai North Eastern Army Command Post Training Support, in Sendai North Eastern Army Military Intelligence, in Sendai North Eastern Army Band, in Sendai North Eastern Army Medical Service, in Sendai Tōhoku Logistic Depot, in Sendai External links North Eastern Army Homepage (Japanese) Armies of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Military units and formations established in 1960