JAPAN SELF-DEFENSE FORCE
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The Japan Self-Defense
Forces or JSDF, are the military forces in Japan that were established
after the end of the post-World War II American occupation of Japan. The
result has been a unique military system. All SDF personnel are
technically civilians: those in uniform are classified as special civil
servants and are subordinate to the ordinary civil servants who run the
Ministry of Defense. There are no military secrets, military laws, or
offenses committed by military personnel; whether on-base or off-base,
on-duty or off-duty, of a military or non-military nature, are all
adjudicated under normal procedures by civil courts in appropriate
jurisdictions. For most of the post-war period the forces were confined
to the islands of Japan and not permitted to be deployed abroad. In
recent years, they have been engaged in international peacekeeping
operations. Recent tensions, particularly with North Korea and China
have reignited the debate over the status of the SDF and its relation to
society. JSDF have five armies, five maritime districts and three air
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GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE
KOPNENE OBRAMBENE SNAGE |
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znaka za šapku japanske kopnene vojske koju nose i oficiri i
podoficiri. Službeni je naziv kopnene vojske Kopnene obrambene snage.
Centralni dio znaka zauzima stilizirani cvijet sakura trešnje, oko koje
se na obadvije strane nalaze vijenci bršljana povezani malom trakom u
dnu. |
A cap badge of the Army (formal name: Ground Self-Defense Force). The
officers and other ranks shaer this badge for the peak cap. The cap
badge insignia the GSDF is a sakura cherry blossom bordered with two ivy
branches underneath, and a single chevron centered on the bottom between
the bases of the branches. |
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VISOR HAT BADGE |
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Oznaka za šapke |
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The Japan Ground
Self-Defense Force, or JGSDF, is the military ground force (army) of
Japan. The largest of the three services of the JSDF, the
JGSDF
operates under the command of the chief of the ground staff, based in
the city of Ichigaya Tokyo. The GSDF consists of the following tactical
units: one (the 7th) armored division, nine infantry divisions, reduced
from 12, each with three or four battalion sized infantry regiments, one
airborne brigade, two (1st and 2nd) combined brigades, four training
brigades, one artillery brigade with two groups, two air defense
brigades with three groups, one helicopter brigade with twenty-four
squadrons and two anti-tank helicopter platoons. There are two sizes of
JGSDF divisions: 9,000 men and 7,000 men. A JGSDF brigade is a combined
arms unit with infantry, armored, and artillery units, combat support
units and logistical support units. It is a regionally independent and
permanent entity. Though its function is similar to a division in that
it possesses the capability to engage in operations on one front, it is
smaller with only 3,000 to 4,000 personnel. |
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9th DIVISION
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SERGEANT 1st CLASS
field uniform |
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5th INFANTRY REGIMENT |
Narednik prve klase
(Nitō Kūsō) |
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9.divizija 5. pješ. regimenta |
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(crveno je boja pješadije) |
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AIR SELF-DEFENSE FORCE
ZRAČNE OBRAMBENE SNAGE |
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Japanske zračne obrambene snage (JASDF) su sastavni dio Japanskih
obrambenih snaga zadužen za obranu japanskog zračnog prostora i druge
zadaće. Zračne snage izvode borbene zračne patrole iznad Japana te
održavaju i mrežu radarskih sustava na cijelom državnom teritoriju. Osim
toga su uključeni i u razne mirovne misije kao transportne jedinice. U
svojem sastavu imaju i akrobatski avio tim zvani Plavi impuls. Prvu
borbenu crtu čine dvanaest borbenih, jedna izviđačka te pet transportni
eskadrila. |
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JGSDF NCO's aviator
wing |
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BREAST BADGE |
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Podoficirska prsna značka |
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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the
JSDF responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other
aerospace operations. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around
Japan, while also maintaining an extensive network of ground and air
early warning radar systems. The branch also has an aerobatic team known
as Blue impulse and has recently been involved in providing air
transport in several UN peacekeeping missions. Front-line formations
include twelve fighter squadrons, one reconnaissance squadron and five
transport squadrons. |
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203rd TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON
203. TAKTIČKI BORBENI SKVADRON |
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Northern Air Defense Force: Misawa, Aomori, 2nd Air Wing (Chitose Air
Base: 201SQ; 203SQ,).
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Oznaka 203. borbenog skvadrona 2. zračne grupe zrakoplovstva (službeno:
Zračne obrambene snage). Druga zračna grupa je borbena grupa i za nju se
kaže da je najelitnija jedinica Zračnih obrambenih snaga. Oni prvi
uzlijeću u slučajevima neuobičajenih letova borbenih aviona Ruske
Federacije usmjerenih prema japanskom zračnom prostoru. |
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203rd SQUADRON PATCH |
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203.
eskadrila |
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A patch is an insignia of the 203rd flight squadron of the 2nd
air wing of Air Force (Air Self-Defense Force). The Second air wing is a
combat air wing and is said to be the most elite in the Air Self-Defense
Force. They are the flight group who takeoffs first at scramble to the
Russian Federation air force planes which unusually approach country’s
territorial sky. |
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PEACEEEPING MISSIONS
UČEŠĆE U MIROVNIM
MISIJAMA |
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1992.
Japan Donosi odluku o učešću u UN-ovim misijama (medicinskim, nadzorima
izbora, povratka izbjeglica, obnove i izgradnje, popravaka
infrastrukture i strogo ograničenim policijskim misijama). Tako
pripadnici JOS-a učestvuju, među ostalima u Misijama u Kambodži,
Mozambiku, Nepalu itd. Najviše kontroverzi i rasprava u Japanu je
izazvalo slanje vojnika u Irak (na nagovor Američke vlade), budući da u
parlamentu postoje opozicijske stranke koje se protive čak i slanju
vojnika u misije oslobađanja zarobljenih japanskih državljana.
Koizumijeva vlada je ipak odlučila poslati svoje trupe u obnovu Iraka, a
kako članak 9 Japanskog ustava zabranjuje upotrebu vojne sile, osim u
samoobrani, to su Japanske vojnike u Iraku čuvali pripadnici australske
vojske! |
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SLEEVE PATCH USED IN |
BREAST PATCH USED IN |
SLEEVE PATCH USED IN |
PEACEKEEPING
MISSIONS |
PEACEKEEPING
MISSIONS |
IRAQ FREEDOM
MISSION |
Zastava -
oznaka za misije van Japana |
Prsna
oznaka za misije van Japana |
Oznaka
korištena u misiji u Iraku |
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In June 1992, the National Diet passed a UN Peacekeeping Cooperation
Law which permitted the SDF to participate in UN medical, refugee
repatriation, logistical support, infrastructural reconstruction,
election-monitoring, and policing operations under strictly limited
conditions. Japan had non-combatant participation of the SDF in the
few UN missions (Cambodia, Mozambique, Nepal and other). In 2005
they briefly assisted the people of Indonesia following the Tsunami.
Nevertheless, the dispatching of SDF personnel outside Japan's
borders remained a controversial issue, and members of opposition
parties in the Diet continue to oppose the foreign mobilization of
SDF personnel, even to rescue endangered Japanese citizens. In 2004,
the Japanese government ordered a deployment of troops to Iraq at
the behest of the United States: A contingent of the Japan
Self-Defense Forces was sent in order to assist the U.S.-led
Reconstruction of Iraq. This controversial deployment marked a
significant turning point in Japan's history as it is the first time
since the end of World War II that Japan sent troops abroad except
for a few minor UN peacekeeping deployments. As article 9 of the
Constitution of Japan prohibits Japan from using military force
except in self-defence, this intervention is considered by some
people to be illegal. Public opinion regarding this deployment was
sharply divided, especially given that Japan's military is
constitutionally structured as solely a self-defense force, and
operating in Iraq seemed at best tenuously connected to that
mission. The Koizumi administration, however, decided to send troops
to respond to a request from the US. Even though they deployed with
their weapons, because of constitutional restraints, the troops were
protected by Australian forces. |
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Yoji thank you for the insignias |