The department originally announced in 2024 that USFJ would be upgraded from a primarily administrative command to a joint force headquarters, meaning it would have more warfighting and ...

Brig. Gen. Paul Craft, commander of Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (Army) (JFHQ-C) (center), JFHQ-C Sgt. Maj. James Ware (left) and JFHQ-C Chief of Staff Robert Brickey Jr. pose for a photo with ...

The commander of U.S. Forces Japan said the recent decision by the Self-Defense Forces to establish a joint operations ...

The new joint force headquarters will be commanded by a three-star officer and report to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The officer will be a counterpart to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces Joint ...

The command change comes as USFJ, which oversees about 115,000 troops, civilians and family members in Japan, prepares to “reconstitute” as a joint force headquarters, Paparo told those ...

U.S. Forces Japan will work more closely with Japanese troops under a Joint Force Headquarters reporting to the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in close collaboration with Japan’s Joint ...

The new command center reflects progress in Japan’s efforts to make its military a more capable fighting force amid growing challenges from regional rivals such as China and North Korea.

Congress directed Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN) to elevate to a sub-unified command under Cybercom in the fiscal 2025 annual defense policy bill. JFHQ ...

TOKYO—The Pentagon will upgrade and expand its three-star command in Japan to handle operational control of U.S. forces based there, part of an effort to deepen ties between the U.S. and ...

Japan activated its Japan Self-Defense Force Joint Operations Command (JJOC) Monday, allowing its military to better conduct integrated and joint operations. Japan outlined the intention to ...