About USFJ

… <p paraeid="{7164b806-68cf-44df-84c4-c0f21a7ec3ef}{197}" paraid="394157730">United States Forces, Japan (USFJ) serves to strengthen the US &ndash; Japan Alliance to help deter and, if necessary, defeat threats against Japan.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p paraeid="{7164b806-68cf-44df-84c4-c0f21a7ec3ef}{197}" paraid="394157730"><strong>Location and Personnel</strong></p> <p paraeid="{7164b806-68cf-44df-84c4-c0f21a7ec3ef}{197}" paraid="394157730">USFJ&nbsp;is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, located approximately 28 miles northwest of Tokyo.&nbsp;Established at Fuchu Air Station on July 1, 1957, USFJ includes approximately 60,000 military personnel across the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force elements. Also included at USFJ are approximately 35,000 dependents, 7,000 Department of Defense civilian and contractor employees, and 25,000 Japanese workers. U.S. forces are stationed in Japan pursuant to the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security of 1960.&nbsp;USFJ HQ oversees unilateral and bilateral defense issues and focuses on advancing the US &ndash; Japan Alliance through bilateral operations, the USFJ Joint Force Headquarters transformation plan, optimizing force posture, and planning, preparing, and rehearsing crisis and contingency operations.&nbsp;</p> …