Japan on Monday launched a new command for the Self-Defense Forces to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses, ...

The head of U.S. Forces Japan, Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, speaks during the Joint Operations Command activation ...

Japan launched a new command for its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) on Monday to better integrate its ground, maritime and air ...

Japan put the branches of its military under a single operational command, taking a step the US, China and other nations have ...

Japan launched a new joint command structure for the country’s armed forces Monday that is designed to address decades of ...

The decision to launch the JSDF Joint Operations Command was based on the revised national defense strategy finalized in 2022. The JJOC is responsible for the central command of the Ground ...

The JS Akishio, a decommissioned Japanese submarine, is the centerpiece of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force museum in Kure, Japan. (Jonathan Snyder/Stars and Stripes) ...

The new SDF command, headed by Lt. Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, has a staff of around 240. It aims to improve the SDF's readiness ...

At a Cabinet meeting on March 11, the Japanese government appointed Lieutenant General Nagumo Kenichiro, vice chief of staff ...

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)--A ceremony was held in Tokyo on Monday to mark the launch of the Joint Operations Command at ...

The Boeing Company BA recently clinched a contract to provide mission computing upgrade installation for the Japan E-767 ...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam  – Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 (SD25) successfully concluded at Andersen Air Force Base , Guam, ...