7th Division consists of a division headquarters, three tank regiments, one mechanized infantry regiment, one mechanized artillery regiment, one air defense regiment, one logistics support regiment and other support and service battalions and companies. In the field, the division task organizes these elements into combined arms "combat teams". For example, attaching an infantry company, artillery battery, air defense battery and service units to a tank regiment to form a Tank Combat Team. •
7th Division, at Camp Higashi Chitose in
Chitose • 7th Division HQ, in Chitose • 71st Tank Regiment, in Chitose, with four
Type 10 Main Battle Tank squadron • 72nd Tank Regiment, in
Eniwa, with four Type 90 Main Battle Tank squadrons • 73rd Tank Regiment, in Eniwa, with five Type 90 Main Battle Tank squadrons • 11th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, in Chitose, with three
Type 89 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, three
Type 73 armored personnel carriers, and one Type 96 120mm self-propelled mortar carrier company • 7th Artillery Regiment (mechanized), in Chitose • 1st Artillery Battalion, with two batteries of
Type 99 155mm
self-propelled howitzers • 2nd Artillery Battalion, with two batteries of Type 99 155 mm self-propelled howitzers • 3rd Artillery Battalion, with two batteries of Type 99 155 mm self-propelled howitzers • 4th Artillery Battalion, with two batteries of Type 99 155 mm self-propelled howitzers • 7th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, in
Shinhidaka, with two
Type 81 Surface-to-air missile systems and four
Type 87 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun batteries • 7th Engineer Battalion (Combat), in Chitose • 7th Signal Battalion, in Chitose • 7th Reconnaissance Company, in Chitose, with
Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles • 7th Intelligence Company, in Chitose, with
ScanEagle • 7th Aviation Squadron, at
Chitose Airport, flying
UH-1J helicopters • 7th
NBC Protection Company, in Chitose • 7th Logistic Support Regiment, in Chitose • 1st Maintenance Battalion • 2nd Maintenance Battalion • Supply Company • Medical Company • Transport Company • 7th Division Band ==References==