Organization.2C formations and structure Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force




1 organization, formations , structure

1.1 district forces
1.2 fleet air force
1.3 special forces
1.4 ranks





organization, formations , structure

jmsdf fleet headquarters. yokosuka.



tokiwa (left) , onami (right) @ port of shimizu



kirishima returning rimpac 98



hyūga, ddh-181



sh-60j in okadama air base



kure district headquarters



educational reference pavilion @ officer candidate school


the jmsdf commanded chief of maritime staff. structure consists of maritime staff office, self defense fleet, 5 regional district commands, air-training squadron , various support units, such hospitals , schools. maritime staff office, located in tokyo, serves chief of staff in commanding , supervising force.


the self-defense fleet, headquartered @ yokosuka, consists of jmsdf s military shipping. composed of fleet escort force (based in yokosuka, sasebo, maizuru , kure), fleet air force headquartered @ atsugi, fleet submarine force based @ yokosuka , kure, 2 mine warfare force based @ yokosuka , kure , fleet training command @ yokosuka.


each escort flotilla formed 8–8 fleet of 8 destroyers , 8 on-board helicopters, modification of old japanese navy fleet layout of 8 battleships , 8 cruisers. each force composed of 1 helicopter destroyer (ddh) acting command ship, 2 guided-missile destroyers (ddg) , 5 standard or asw destroyers (dd). jmsdf planning reorganize respective escort flotillas ddh group , ddg group, enabling faster overseas deployments.



prime minister of japan

minister of defense

jmsdf chief of staff / maritime staff office

self defense fleet (mobile flotilla)

fleet escort force

escort flotilla 1 (yokosuka)

escort squadron 1 (ddg,ddh,ddx2)
escort squadron 5 (ddg,ddx3)


escort flotilla 2 (sasebo)

escort squadron 2 (ddg,ddh,ddx2)
escort squadron 6 (ddg,ddx3)


escort flotilla 3 (maizuru)

escort squadron 3 (ddg,ddh,ddx2)
escort squadron 7 (ddg,ddx3)


escort flotilla 4 (kure)

escort squadron 4 (ddg,ddh,ddx2)
escort squadron 8 (ddg,ddx3)


fleet training command
1st replenishment squadron


fleet air force

fleet air wing 1 (p-3c uh-60j)
fleet air wing 2 (p-3c uh-60j)
fleet air wing 4 (p-3c uh-60j)
fleet air wing 5 (p-3c uh-60j)
fleet air wing 21 (sh-60j/k)
fleet air wing 22 (sh-60j)
fleet air wing 31 (us-1a us-2 ep-3 op-3c up-3d lc-90 u-36a)
fleet squadron 51 (p-1, p-3c up-3c/d op-3 sh-60j/k oh-6da)
fleet squadron 61 (c-130r lc-90)
mine countermeasures helicoptor squadron 111 (mch-101)


fleet submarine force

submarine flotilla 1

submarine squadron 1
submarine squadron 3
submarine squadron 5


submarine flotilla 2

submarine squadron 2
submarine squadron 4


submarine training command


mine warfare force

minesweeper division 1
minesweeper division 2
minesweeper division 3
minesweeper division 101
landing ship division 1
mine warfare support center

mine warfare support detachment kure




fleet research & development command
fleet intelligence command
oceanographic , asw support command


air training command

shimofusa air training group (p-3c ys-11ta uh-60j)
tokushima air training group (202nd naval air training squadron) (tc-90) (uc-90) (uh-60j)
ozuki air training group (t-5 uh-60j)


maritime material command

ship supply depot
air supply depot


training squadron
communication command
criminal investigation command
service activity tokyo
printing supply unit
jmsdf staff college
maritime officer candidate school
1st service school
2nd service school
3rd service school
4th service school
yokosuka district
kure district
sasebo district
maizuru district
ominato district








jmsdf district forces


district forces

five district units act in concert fleet guard waters of jurisdictions , provide shore-based support. each district home major jmsdf base , supporting perssonel , staff. furthermore, each district home 1 or 2 regional escort squadrons, composed of 2 3 destroyers or destroyer escorts (de). destroyers tend of older classes, former escort force ships. destroyer escorts, on other hand, tend purpose built vessels. each district has number of minesweeping ships.


fleet air force

the fleet air force tasked patrol, asw , rescue tasks. composed of 7 aviation groups. prominent bases maintained @ kanoya, hachinohe, atsugi, naha, tateyama, oomura , iwakuni. fleet air force built patrol aircraft such lockheed p-3 orion, rescue aircraft such us-1a , helicopters such sh-60j. in jmsdf, helicopters deployed each escort force members of fleet air force squadrons based on land.


special forces

special forces units consist of following:



sbu (special boarding unit)
mit (maritime interception team)

ranks

the following details officer ranks of jmsdf, showing japanese rank, english translation , nato equivalent.



commissioned officers


admiral



captain




warrant officers



non-commissioned officers



enlisted


ranks listed lower rank @ right.










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