10th Area Support Group
The 10th Area Support Group provides the Army's forward presence on Okinawa; Command & Control of assigned and attached units; and installation, logistic, and contingency support to all Army and selected Joint Activities and personnel on or transiting Okinawa.
The 10th Area Support Group (ASG) at Torii Station is responsible for providing logistical support throughout the island. The 10th ASG commander serves as a member of the Okinawa Area Coordination Committee, which is responsible for coordinating political and military matters on Okinawa. The 10th ASG has been a five-time winner of the ACOE competition. In addition, the Army community on Okinawa hosted more than 100 returning World War II veterans in 1995. Activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa were held at battle sites throughout the Ryukyu Islands. Population served: 900 soldiers, 120 DA civilians, 735 local national employees, and 1,200 family members. Size: 489 acres, with almost a mile of beachfront property.
The 10th Area Support Group is a total quality organization. Its mission is to provide the Army a forward presence and support U.S. Pacific Forces expansion capabilities and force projection platform. This is accomplished by providing base operations support to assigned and attached units, and through operation of a bulk petroleum distribution system. As a forward logistics location, the 10th ASG supports the storage of munitions for the Pacific theater and supports special operations throughout this part of the world.
The 10th ASG also manages and maintains humanitarian aid program equipment and serves as a member of the Okinawa Area Coordinating Committee. In addition, they maintain a critical liaison with the host nation government and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). The 10th ASG regularly participates in bilateral exercises in the western Pacific Theater. The largest being Balikatan in the Republic of the Philippines. The 10th ASG also manages the humanitarian aid program for the region providing food and equipment to developing countries.
The Army team on Okinawa is the most diverse Army support organization operating in one location. 10th ASG handles everything from jet fuel, to war reserve ammunition, to filling a cavity for a military working dog. There are four battalion-size Army units on Okinawa. These units provide the theater commander with a forward deployed special operations capability, as well as vital combat service support to ensure the reception, staging, and deployment capability of U.S. forces necessary to assist our allies and partners.
With the return of Okinawa to Japanese administration in May 1972, U.S. Army Base Command, Okinawa, was established as a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army, Japan. Army Base Command provided administration and support to Army units on Okinawa. As U.S. Army missions on Okinawa were further reduced, the base command was reorganized as U.S. Army Garrison, Okinawa (USAGO). Headquarters was relocated and consolidated from Zukeran into Makiminato service area. Again, on 1 October 1978, the command was reorganized as U.S. Army support activity, and its administration headquarters were further centralized at Camp Kinser.
Another reorganization took place on 25 September 1979, changing its designation back to the U.S. Army Garrison, Okinawa was officially redesignated 10th Area Support Group (Provisional). During this timeframe, the headquarters was transferred to its present location at Torii Station. The provisional status was dropped October 16, 1987 to the U.S. Army Garrison, Okinawa effective 18 February 1986, U.S. Army Garrison, Okinawa was officially redesignated 10th Area Support Group (Provisional). During this timeframe, the headquarters was transferred to its present location at Torii Station. The provisional status was dropped October 16, 1987. The 10th Area Support Group serves as the installation command for all Army organization on Okinawa and provides warmbase and contingency support to deployed/employed forces in the Pacific RIM.
