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The is the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's counter-terrorist unit established by the former Japanese Defense Agency to counter terrorist activities and deter guerrilla-style attacks on Japanese soil and to conduct military operations, like the 1st Airborne Brigade, against guerrillas or enemy commandos.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=What is the CRF （Central Readiness Force）？ )〕 The unit is based in Narashino, Chiba garrison〔 in Funabashi, Chiba with the 1st Airborne Brigade. The unit was formerly known as the Special Operations Group.〔 The SFGp has been referred to as Japan's Delta Force, due to their specialized role in the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. Delta Force personnel had been responsible for assisting the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in raising the SFGp's foundations prior to its establishment. The civilian counterpart of the SFGp is the Japanese National Police Agency's Special Assault Team. ==History== In 1998, the Japanese Defense Agency had proposed the formation of a unit in the JGSDF that would handle tasks such as counter-terrorism with a selected group of JGSDF soldiers from the 1st Airborne Brigade sent to the United States to be trained by Delta Force operators.〔 At the same time, two platoons were created from the brigade as a means of creating the unit's foundations. These consist of the ''G Platoon'' (Formation Unit) and the ''S Platoon'' (Research Unit).〔(Unofficial Japanese Special Forces Page. ) Retrieved on January 8, 2008.〕 The establishment of unit's framework had been completed in 2003, after 3 years of training and organization.〔 The unit's structure is based on Delta Force and the Green Berets.〔 On March 27, 2004, the Japanese Defense Agency had activated the unit as the Special Operations Group with the mandate under the JGSDF as its Counter-terrorist unit.〔 In 2005, the SFGp had deployed four of its operators to serve as bodyguards for the Japanese commander of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's contingent in Iraq under the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group.〔 On March 28, 2007, the SFGp merged with the 1st Airborne Brigade, the 1st Helicopter Brigade and the 101st NBC Protection Unit to create the Central Readiness Force. The unit changed its name on March 26, 2008 from SOG to SFGp or the Special Forces Group.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=特殊作戦群 Special Forces Group (SFGp) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Special Forces Group (Japan)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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