U.S. Forces Japan

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United States military formation bilateral command military command

U.S. Forces Japan is the forward-deployed U.S. military command responsible for overseeing American troops and operations stationed in Japan under the bilateral defense partnership.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States Forces Japan	3
USFJ	2
United States Navy forces in Japan	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military formation ⓘ bilateral command ⓘ military command ⓘ
allianceFramework	United States–Japan security alliance ⓘ surface form: U.S.–Japan security alliance
alliedWith	Japan ⓘ
basedOnAgreement	U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement ⓘ
basedOnTreaty	1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan
commandedBy	Commander, U.S. Forces Japan ⓘ senior U.S. Air Force lieutenant general ⓘ
commanderDualHattedAs	Commander, Fifth Air Force ⓘ
componentOf	United States Armed Forces presence in Japan ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
engagesIn	bilateral training exercises with Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ contingency planning for the defense of Japan ⓘ
formedAsPartOf	United States–Japan security alliance ⓘ surface form: U.S.–Japan security alliance
hasAbbreviation	U.S. Forces Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: USFJ
headquartersLocation	Fussa, Tokyo ⓘ Japan ⓘ Yokota Air Base ⓘ
includesBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
locatedIn	Japan ⓘ
mission	coordinate joint and bilateral operations with the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ maintain readiness of forward-deployed U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ oversee U.S. military forces stationed in Japan ⓘ support the defense of Japan ⓘ
operatesIn	Japan ⓘ
oversees	U.S. bases in mainland Japan ⓘ U.S. bases on Okinawa ⓘ U.S. military installations in Japan ⓘ
parentOrganization	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOf	United States Indo-Pacific Command ⓘ
region	Indo-Pacific region ⓘ surface form: Indo-Pacific
responsibleFor	administrative control of U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ implementation of the U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement at the force level ⓘ operational coordination with Japanese authorities ⓘ
role	support regional stability in the Indo-Pacific ⓘ theater-level coordination of U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ
shortName	U.S. Forces Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: USFJ
subordinateTo	United States Indo-Pacific Command ⓘ
typeOfPresence	forward-deployed force ⓘ
worksWith	Japan Air Self-Defense Force ⓘ Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Forces Korea → alliedWith → U.S. Forces Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forces Japan

United States–Japan security alliance → component → U.S. Forces Japan ⓘ

Camp Courtney → controlledBy → U.S. Forces Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forces Japan

Japan Self-Defense Forces → cooperation → U.S. Forces Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forces Japan

Marine Corps Installations Pacific → coordinatesWith → U.S. Forces Japan ⓘ

Self Defense Fleet → coordinatesWith → U.S. Forces Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Navy forces in Japan

U.S. Forces Japan → hasAbbreviation → U.S. Forces Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: USFJ

INDOPACOM → serviceComponent → U.S. Forces Japan ⓘ

U.S. Forces Japan → shortName → U.S. Forces Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: USFJ