15th Brigade (Japan)

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| unit_name = 15th Brigade

| image = JGSDF 15th Brigade (2020).svg

| caption = 15th Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia

| dates = 26 March 2010 – present

| country = {{flag|Japan}}

| branch = {{Army|Japan}}

| type = Brigade

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| size = 2500 soldiers

| command_structure = 23px Western Army

| garrison = Naha

| current_commander = Maj. Gen. Hideki Agario

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The {{Nihongo|15th Brigade|第15旅団}} is one of eight active brigades of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The brigade is subordinated to the Western Army{{cite web | url=https://reliefweb.int/report/japan/japan-self-defense-force-marines-train-disasters | title=Japan Self Defense Force, Marines Train for Disasters - Japan {{pipe}} ReliefWeb }} and is headquartered in Naha, Okinawa.{{cite web | url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/15b.htm | title=Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade [ARDB] / 15th Brigade }} Its responsibility is the defense of Okinawa Prefecture.

File:Flickr_-_DVIDSHUB_-_US,_Japan_combine_forces_for_disaster_relief_(Image_1_of_3).jpg disaster relief, the Northeast 15th Brigade carries out a dispatch]]