Camp Zama
Camp Zama (キャンプ座間) is a United States Army post located in the cities of Zama and Sagamihara, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Tokyo.
| Camp Zama | |
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| Zama and Sagamihara, Japan | |
Two U.S. airmen work atop a signal tower at Camp Zama in June 2002. | |
| Type | Military installation |
| Site information | |
| Owner | USA, with authority from Japan |
| Controlled by | United States Army |
| Site history | |
| Built by | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison |
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| Occupants | United States Army, Japan Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
Kastner Army Heliport Kastner Army Airfield Zama/Kastner Heliport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | United States Army | ||||||||||
| Location | Camp Zama | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 360 ft / 110 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°30.83′N 139°23.62′E | ||||||||||
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RJTR Location in Japan | |||||||||||
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Camp Zama is home to the U.S. Army Japan (USARJ), I Corps (Forward), U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan "Ninjas", 311th Military Intelligence Battalion, Japan Engineer District (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), 78th Signal Battalion and the Bilateral Coordination Department and 4th Engineer Group of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
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