United States Forces Japan

United States Forces Japan 在日米軍
USFJ insignia
Active	1 July 1957 — present (66 years, 10 months)
Country	United States
Type	Subordinate unified combatant command
Size	50,000 (approx.)
Part of	U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Headquarters	Yokota Air Base, Fussa, Tokyo
Website	www.usfj.mil
Commanders
Commander	Lt Gen Ricky N. Rupp, USAF[1]
Deputy Commander	BGen James B. Wellons, USMC
Senior Enlisted Leader	CMSgt Wendell J. Snider, USAF

The United States Forces Japan (USFJ) (Japanese: 在日米軍, Hepburn: Zainichi Beigun) is a subordinate unified command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. It was activated at Fuchū Air Station in Tokyo, Japan, on 1 July 1957 to replace the Far East Command.^[2] USFJ is headquartered at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo and is commanded by the Commander, US Forces Japan who is also commander of the Fifth Air Force.

U.S. Forces Japan plans, directs, and supervises the execution of missions and responsibilities assigned by the Indo-Pacific Command; they establish and implement policies to accomplish the mission of the United States Armed Forces in Japan and are responsible for developing plans for the defense of the country. USFJ supports the Security Treaty and administers the Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and Japan. They are responsible for coordinating various matters of interest with the service commanders in Japan. These include matters affecting U.S.-Japan relationships among and between the United States Department of Defense (DOD); DOD agencies and the U.S. Ambassador to Japan; and DOD agencies and the Government of Japan.

Under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, the United States is obliged to provide Japan – in close cooperation with the Japan Self-Defense Forces – with maritime defense, ballistic missile defense, domestic air control, communications security, and disaster response.