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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.
James W. Bierman Jr. is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who served as the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces Japan from 2021 to 2024. [1] He most recently served as Commanding General of the 3rd Marine Division from 12 August 2020 to 8 November 2021. [2]
The U.S. Naval Forces Japan/Navy Region Japan (CNFJ/CNRJ) is a dual-hatted command with command and control authority of all shore installations and assigned forces of the United States Navy in Japan as well as the responsibility to liaise with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The Prime Minister is the commander-in-chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Military authority runs from the Prime Minister to the cabinet-level Minister of Defense of the Japanese Ministry of Defense. A [73] [48] [74] [75]
By Simon Lewis and Tim Kelly. 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 ...
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 ...
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Japan (MARFORJ) and Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) Lieutenant General Roger B. Turner Jr. [108] [109] U.S. Marine Corps: I Marine Expeditionary Force: Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) Lieutenant General Michael S. Cederholm [110] U.S. Marine Corps: Marine ...
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.