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increasing the number of staff, the quality has improved, such as the establishment of a minesweeping operation support team that manages data on mine tactics and waterway surveys and supports operations against mines. It is planned. In line with this, the name was changed from
Minesweeper Flotilla to Mine Warfare Force, and from 2005, the group commander was upgraded to a designated assistant general, and in line with the escort fleet and submarine fleet. , Became one of the four Forces that make up the Self-Defense Fleet.
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Self-Defense Fleet and was in charge of general coordination of research and development and education and training for minesweeping. However, during this period, a plan was made to clear the remaining dangerous sea level, and along with the first minesweeper group based in western Japan, the second minesweeper group based in eastern Japan was also put into commercial minesweeping. In March 1969, when the minesweeping area was largely cleared, the 1st Mine
Warfare Force was also incorporated into the Self-Defense Fleet.
278:, and the Route Enlightenment Headquarters was established in the center and the Route Enlightenment Department was established in the regions as an organization under the direct control of the Secretary. In addition, along with the revision of the organization on June 1, 1951, the whole country was divided into nine coast guard zones, and a route enlightenment department was set up at the coast guard headquarters of each district, and minesweepers were distributed and deployed in each district. Meanwhile, in 1950, the
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945:) participated in. At this point, any of the Minesweeping Group and the convoy group amphibious warfare not fixed is either responsible for, all of the exercises participation naval vessels escort fleet since it was the affiliation, the 2nd Convoy Group Commander (Major General Hideki Yuasa) became a training controller on the Japanese side.
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952:, which was in charge of amphibious operations, has put the anti-thunder warfare unit and the landing operation unit together under the control, so from the aspect of cooperation between Japan and the United States It was more rational for the Japanese side to have a similar system. In addition, in support activities for the
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also develop tactics for amphibious warfare and provide education and training to the crew of the new frigates, which has a minesweeping function. In addition, the Mine
Warfare Force Command was relocated to the new Maritime Operations Center, a new government building of the Self-Defense Fleet Command completed in the
255:, the minesweeping unit changed to the Minesweeping Division of the General Affairs Department of the Demobilization Agency and the Minesweeping Supervision Department, and after the Demobilization Agency closed. It was moved to the Minesweeper Division of the Minesweeper Department of the Ministry of the Navy.
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group and the 51st Mine
Warfare Group were abolished, the 1st Mine Warfare Group was reorganized, and the 3rd Mine Warfare Group was newly formed. As a result of this amphibious operation, the staff organization, which was initially less than 20 people, has been increased to more than 50 people in total.
644:) mine disposal device S-4 is mounted. With the commissioning of the same type, the 10th Mine Warfare Group below the 11th Mine Warfare Group was revived and assigned to each Mine Warfare Force, the 40th Mine Warfare Group became the local force while the 30th Mine Warfare Group became a support ship.
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when installed mines in two choke points, each Kure bases of the 1st underwater disposal team. As the activities of the 2nd
Submarine Force at Yokosuka Naval Base were greatly affected, the development of the ability to deal with deep anti-submarine mines became extremely urgent. For this reason, the
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were decommissioned and the 101st
Minesweeping Corps was abolished. The minesweeping business support corps was abolished, and the amphibious and Mine Tactical Support Corps, Amphibious and Mine Warfare Center (AMWC) was newly added. In addition to conventional minesweeping operations, the team will
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The two minesweeping forces were consolidated into one, and the quantity was reduced, while the headquarters personnel that had been dispersed in the two minesweeping forces were integrated to form the group headquarters. In addition to strengthening the team by establishing a new chief of staff and
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The construction cost of a conventional minesweeper was about 5 billion yen, but with the same type, it was 14.6 billion yen, which jumped nearly three times. During this period, the prices of other equipment such as escort vessels and submarines also soared, while the
Japanese economy remained in a
435:) vessels were received and the 11th. Formed 12 minesweepers. After receiving three more Bluebird-class vessels, the 21st Minesweeper was formed on January 16, 1956, and two Albatross-class vessels were added, and the 13th Mine Warfare Force was formed on October 1, 1959. Was done. The 1953 from the
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In March 2016, Major
General Yuasa, who was the training controller on the Japanese side in the Dawn Blitz 13 exercise, became the commander of the Mine Warfare Force, and on July 1, the 1st Transport Corps and the 1st Air Cushion Corpss. On this occasion, the ships under the direct control of the
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transferred to the new base corps and base guard, the route enlightenment corps was progressively disbanded. In addition, on
October 16, the Second Staff Office and the Route Enlightenment Department of each district were abolished, and a minesweeping section was set up in the security department.
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was dispatched from the Ground Self-Defense Force . In 2015, under the command of the Mine
Warfare Force, participated in the Dawn Blitz 15 exercise and the US dispatch training, and in San Diego and the sea near it, a series of amphibious operations such as island defense training with the US
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Route Enlightenment Corps). In order to improve the efficiency of minesweeping work, the 1st to 10th minesweeping forces were formed on November 1 and incorporated into each route enlightenment team, and on September 16, 1953, the route enlightenment team was in charge. As the operations were
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On this occasion, a plan to set up a minesweeper fleet of the same rank as the escort fleet was also considered, but this did not happen, the first minesweeper group responsible for mine sweeping remained the same, and the newly established second minesweeper group was incorporated into the
244:(GHQ), a minesweeping department was set up by the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of the Navy on September 18, and 6 local minesweeping departments and 17 local minesweeping branches were set up on October 10. Then, the minesweeping force was revived. With the end of the war, the
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built from 1955 formed the 32nd to 40th Mine Warfare Force in place of the retired and transferred boats, and became the main force of the Mine Warfare Force. As a result of these measures on September 1, 1961, the 2nd Mine Warfare Force was formed.
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received the first special certificate of the Self-Defense Forces, and foreign navies praised the high degree of training. Received high praise from home and abroad. But through this dispatch, from the fact that compared to the
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were being formed in each district unit due to the need for mine hunting , but in 1965, an underwater disposal team consisting of seven members was set up at the Mine Warfare Force Command. The 1976 degrees was built from
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was established on August 1, 1952, the route enlightenment work was transferred to this place, and the scavenging boats of the route enlightenment department of each district maritime security headquarters became the
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And in the 30 outlines decided by the Cabinet on December 18, 2018, when the outlines are completed, the number of MSCs and MSOs will be reduced to 12 in total, and to supplement this, the
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military and the Ground Self-Defense Force . Conducted command and staff activities related to actions (including support such as supply to the landing force) and amphibious operations.
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of domestic minesweeper deployed also initiated as beginning and 1954 was built from level No. 1-class minesweeper was incorporated into the 101st Mine Warfare Group.
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will be given a mine warfare function. It was decided to secure the prescribed function. Six minesweepers and seven frigates are to be organized into two groups.
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that the mechanization and automation of mine sweeping capability has lagged behind large it has been keenly aware of. Uwajima-class based on the design of the
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slump after the period of stable growth, and as a result, the defense budget was required to be restrained. The number of minesweepers was further reduced.
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and since the 7th Navy Warfare Force and the 1st Mine Warfare Force was formed as a unit under the direct control of the Secretary.
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during this period when the minesweeping force was extremely weak, and it also led to the improvement of the conditions of the
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The National Safety Agency Guard was renamed on July 1, 1954, to the Maritime Self-Defense Force. Minesweeping ships
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open ocean - the history of the route AkiraHiraku, Japanese minesweeping - History of the route Kei open fifty years
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open ocean - the history of the route AkiraHiraku, Japanese minesweeping - History of the route Kei open fifty years
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open ocean - the history of the route AkiraHiraku, Japanese minesweeping - History of the route Kei open fifty years
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in the event of an emergency, and it also helps to dispose of mines installed during
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in 1991, was the first overseas dispatch for actual missions after the war, but the
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List of combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
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remained in the waters near Japan. Based on the instructions of the
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was also dissolved. However, at the end of the war, 55,347 moored
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Kure Amphibious Warfare / Mine Tactical Support Detachment (Kure)
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1238:. Vol. 422. Japan: Gaijinsha. June 1990. pp. 160–161.
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was gradually reduced and dismantled, but under the command of
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On the other hand, the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to
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Units and formations of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
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Marine Operations Center operation started (October 1, 2020)
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Amphibious Warfare / Mine Tactical Support Team (Yokosuka)
306:. It was incorporated into the Yokosuka District Force,
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was established as a law enforcement agency under the
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Both Machines Tactical Corps (AMWC) Official Homepage
1341:. Vol. 901. Japan: Gaijinsha. pp. 102–107.
1280:. Vol. 872. Japan: Gaijinsha. pp. 144–147.
1262:. Vol. 891. Japan: Gaijinsha. pp. 122–127.
1224:. Vol. 438. Japan: Gaijinsha. pp. 146–151.
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1353:Maritime Self-Defense Force Reorganization
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200:force for the self-defense fleet of the
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242:Commander-in-Chief General Headquarters
224:, Japan was demilitarized based on the
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1196:. Kokushokankokai. pp. 112–123.
908:51st Mine Warfare Group (Yokosuka) -
758:20th Mine Warfare Group (Yokosuka) -
748:17th Mine Warfare Group (Yokosuka) -
738:15th Mine Warfare Group (Yokosuka) -
728:13th Mine Warfare Group (Yokosuka) -
596:33rd Mine Warfare Force (Yokosuka) -
582:32nd Mine Warfare Force (Yokosuka) -
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1164:. Kokushokankokai. pp. 94–105.
1114:. Kokushokankokai. pp. 50–143.
1023:1st Mine Warfare Group (Yokosuka) -
928:Minesweeping Support Team (Yokosuka)
894:3rd Mine Warfare Group (Yokosuka) -
1314:"米国における統合訓練ドーン・ブリッツ15 | 防衛省 統合幕僚監部"
1276:Tokumaru, Shinichi (January 2018).
1139:. Kokushokankokai. pp. 82–85.
667:14th Mine Warfare Group (Sasebo) -
521:35th Mine Warfare Force (Sasebo) -
423:was acquired and recommissioned as
2737:List of ships of the Japanese Navy
1369:. Asagumo Shimbun. 8 October 2020.
1355:. Asagumo Shimbun. 8 October 2020.
1041:2nd Mine Warfare Group (Sasebo) -
918:101st Minesweeping Corps (Kure) -
880:2nd Mine Warfare Group (Sasebo) -
493:21st Mine Warfare Force (Sasebo) -
282:was dispatched in response to the
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1601:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
1492:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
1091:1st Air Cushion Boat Corps (Kure)
701:19th Mine Warfare Group (Kure) -
681:16th Mine Warfare Group (Kure) -
535:101st Minesweeper Corps (Kure) -
507:31st Mine Warfare Force (Kure) -
74:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
1944:Frigate Multi-Purpose/Mine (FFM)
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1337:Ikeda, IsaoHiroshi (June 2019).
1055:3rd Mine Warfare Group (Kure) -
954:2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
866:1st Mine Warfare Group (Kure) -
691:18th Mine Warfare Group (Kure) -
482:3rd Mine Warfare Force (Kure) -
1478:Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
1220:Nakanasei, Masami (July 1991).
280:Japanese Special Sweeping Corps
180:Commander of Amphibious Warfare
16:Mine warfare force of the JMSDF
2619:Submarine rescue ship (ASR/AS)
1824:Anti Submarine Destroyer (DDK)
1647:Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG)
1599:Combatant ship classes of the
139:https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/mf/
1:
1258:Fukumoto, De (January 2019).
1077:1st Transport Corps (Kure) -
2266:Amphibious Warfare (LST/LCU)
1506:Japan Air Self-Defense Force
299:National Safety Agency Guard
202:Maritime Self-Defense Forces
2442:Replenishment Ship (AO/AOE)
2326:Diving Support Vessel (YDT)
1798:All Purpose Destroyer (DDA)
1558:Military ranks and insignia
1535:Chief of the Maritime Staff
1525:Chief of Staff, Joint Staff
1450:Ministry of Defense (Japan)
638:unmanned underwater vehicle
276:Guard and Rescue Department
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2559:Training ship (TV/ATS/TSS)
1608:Helicopter Destroyer (DDH)
421:Bluebird-class minesweeper
338:Route Enlightenment Corps
292:San Francisco Peace Treaty
204:. Its main task is to lay
91:Amphibious Warfare Support
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2114:Minesweeper Tenders (MST)
1530:Chief of the Ground Staff
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1454:Japan Self-Defense Forces
636:in, remote control of an
629:underwater disposal teams
427:, and on March 15, seven
419:On January 18, 1955, one
399:7th Mine Warfare Group -
381:4th Mine Warfare Group -
183:Colonel Toshihiro Takaiwa
38:Mine Warfare Group emblem
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717:2nd Minesweeper Flotilla
656:1st Minesweeper Flotilla
544:2nd Minesweeper Flotilla
539:, No.1-class minesweeper
451:1st Minesweeper Flotilla
444:Kasado-class minesweeper
47:1 October 1954 – present
2669:Experimental ship (ASE)
2396:Research Ship (AGS/AOS)
2344:Cable Laying Ship (ARC)
1192:Hirama, Yoichi (1992).
1160:Hirama, Yoichi (1992).
1135:Hirama, Yoichi (1992).
1110:Hirama, Yoichi (1992).
437:Atada-class minesweeper
340:(Maizuru District Force
304:Yokosuka District Force
2768:Naval history of Japan
1540:Chief of the Air Staff
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366:1st Mine Warfare Force
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216:1st Mine Warfare Force
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172:Operation Chief Staff
985:Mogami-class frigate
943:Operation Dawn Blitz
725:(Flagship, Yokosuka)
627:During this period,
567:JDS Sōei Maru (Kure)
246:Ministry of the Navy
175:Colonel Kiyoo Omatsu
1962:Patrol Frigate (PF)
1520:Minister of Defense
226:Potsdam Declaration
1383:Mine Warfare Force
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1976:Tacoma
1952:Mogami
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