Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade

The Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (水陸機動団, suirikugidoudan) is a unit of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. In light of tensions over the Senkaku Islands, Japan is in the process of creating the unit. This brigade will be designed to conduct amphibious operations and to recover any Japanese islands taken by an adversary.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Kallender-Umezu, Paul Amphibious Focus, Joint Strategy Drive Japan May 27, 2015 defensenews.com Retrieved December 11, 2016
  2. ↑ Fuentes, Gidget U.S. Marines Teach Japanese Forces How to Fight From the Sea in Expanded Iron Fist Exercise January 25, 2016 USNI News Retrieved December 11, 2016
  3. ↑ Gady, Franz-Stefan Japan’s Elite Amphibious Assault Force Trains With US Marines The Diplomat Retrieved December 11, 2016
  4. ↑ Japan’s Military to Get New Assault Amphibious Vehicles April 12, 2016 The Diplomat Retrieved December 12, 2016
  5. ↑ Slavic, Erik Japan preparing amphibious force: it looks a lot like a Marine brigade November 4, 2016 Stars and Stripes Retrieved December 11, 2016
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