U.S. Forces Japan

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, meets with Japan’s Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, General Yoshihide Yoshida; and Republic of Korea Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Kim Myung-Soo on July 11, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing prepares to land at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 8, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B squadron from MCAS Yuma, Arizona, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which provides U.S.-based units with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific. Their arrival marked the start of the Marine Corps’ transition from the F/A-18 Hornet to the F-35 for rotational deployments to the region. First rotational F-35Bs in Japan train with missil

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, set security during a simulated bilateral raid as part of Iron Fist 25 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2025.

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) readies to come alongside Military Sealift Command chartered ship motor tanker Badlands Trader prior to a fueling-at-sea evolution while underway in the Celebes Sea, July 10, 2025. The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. George Washington Conducts Fueling-at-Sea Evolutio

U.S. Air Force Capt. Colton McConnell, gives a tour of a UH-1N Huey to a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron pilot during a bilateral exchange at Komatsu Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025. During the visit, 459 AS personnel participated in several familiarization tours to learn about the KARS search-and-rescue mission. In return, the 459 AS showcased mission capabilities of the C-12J Huron and UH-1N aircraft. 459 AS visits JASDF sister squadron for bilateral

	U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
	Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
	Pacific Air Forces
	U.S. Army Pacific
	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
	5th Air Force
	U.S. Space Forces - Japan
	III Marine Expeditionary Force
	Commander Naval Forces, Japan
	U.S. Army Japan
	U.S. Coast Guard Activities Far East
	Japan Ministry of Defense
	Japan Joint Staff

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