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When the Far East Command was established on 1 January 1947, Admiral Griffin was redesignated Commander Naval Forces, Far East (COMNAVFE), with the proviso that the title "Commander Naval Forces, Japan," would be used in connection with duties involving the Allied relationships for which Admiral Griffin was responsible to SCAP.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Japanese: 海上自衛隊, Hepburn: Kaijō Jieitai), abbreviated JMSDF (海自, Kaiji), [5] also simply known as the Japanese Navy, [6] is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan.
On 19 January 1960, the United States and Japan signed a revised version of the US-Japan Security Treaty which corrected the unequal status of Japan in the 1951 treaty by adding mutual defense obligations and which remains in force today. [28] The U.S. is required to give prior notice to Japan of any mobilization of US forces based in Japan. [29]
The U.S. and Japan announced a major new military command structure Sunday that aims to counter Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region. U.S. Forces Japan will work more closely with Japanese ...
TOKYO (Reuters) -The United States on Sunday announced plans for a major revamp of its military command in Japan to deepen coordination with its ally's forces, as the two countries labelled China ...
The United States will have a fundamentally changed military command posture at Japan's planned new military command center to allow better coordination and increased deterrence in the face of ...
Carl Andrew Lahti [1] (born 1967) [2] is a United States Navy rear admiral and submarine warfare officer who has served as the commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic since July 3, 2024. [3] He most recently served as the 36th commander of the United States Naval Forces Japan and commander of Navy Region Japan from 2021 to 2024.
More than a year ago, Japan pledged to double its defense spending to 2% of its gross domestic product and to procure missiles that can strike ships or land-based targets 1,000 km(600 miles) away.