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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American military command stationed in Japan</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_USFJ.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Seal_of_the_USFJ.svg/175px-Seal_of_the_USFJ.svg.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Seal_of_the_USFJ.svg/263px-Seal_of_the_USFJ.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Seal_of_the_USFJ.svg/350px-Seal_of_the_USFJ.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="568" data-file-height="568" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">USFJ insignia</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">1 July 1957 — present<br />(67 years, 7 months)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Subordinate <a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">unified combatant command</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">35,688 (approx.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/25px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/38px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/50px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Indo-Pacific_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Indo-Pacific Command">U.S. Indo-Pacific Command</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yokota_Air_Base" title="Yokota Air Base">Yokota Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fussa,_Tokyo" title="Fussa, Tokyo">Fussa, Tokyo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usfj.mil/">www.usfj.mil</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">Lt Gen</a> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Jost" title="Stephen Jost">Stephen F. Jost</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Deputy Commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">MajGen</a> George B. Rowell IV, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">USMC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Senior Enlisted Leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chief_master_sergeant#Command_Chief_Master_Sergeant" title="Chief master sergeant">CMSgt</a> Leon O. Calloway, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>United States Forces Japan</b> (<b>USFJ</b>)<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">在日米軍</span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn"><i>Zainichi Beigun</i></i></span>)</span> is a subordinate <a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">unified command</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">United States Indo-Pacific Command</a>. It was activated at <a href="/wiki/Fuch%C5%AB_Air_Base_(Tokyo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fuchū Air Base (Tokyo)">Fuchū Air Station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, Japan, on 1 July 1957 to replace the <a href="/wiki/Far_East_Command_(United_States)" title="Far East Command (United States)">Far East Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> USFJ is headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Yokota_Air_Base" title="Yokota Air Base">Yokota Air Base</a> in Tokyo and is commanded by the Commander, US Forces Japan who is also commander of the <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Air_Force" title="Fifth Air Force">Fifth Air Force</a>. Since then, it is the first and only sustained presence of a foreign military on Japanese soil in its <a href="/wiki/History_of_Japan" title="History of Japan">history</a>. </p><p>USFJ oversees U.S. military personnel, assets, and installations in Japan, including approximately 55,000 active-duty servicemembers and 15 major bases.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> USFJ supports U.S. responsibilities under the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Mutual_Cooperation_and_Security_between_the_United_States_and_Japan" title="Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan">Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan</a>, and its activities are governed by the <a href="/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Japan_Status_of_Forces_Agreement" title="U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement">Status of Forces Agreement</a> between the United States and Japan. The command plays a major role in security-related coordination and dialogue with the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Japan" title="Government of Japan">Government of Japan</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan Self-Defense Forces</a>. </p><p>In July 2024, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">U.S. Department of Defense</a> announced that USFJ would be upgraded to a "joint operational headquarters," a move <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">U.S. Secretary of Defense</a> <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a> characterized as "the most significant change to U.S. Forces Japan since its creation".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JGSDF_soldiers_at_Camp_Kinser_11-28-07.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/JGSDF_soldiers_at_Camp_Kinser_11-28-07.jpg/230px-JGSDF_soldiers_at_Camp_Kinser_11-28-07.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/JGSDF_soldiers_at_Camp_Kinser_11-28-07.jpg/345px-JGSDF_soldiers_at_Camp_Kinser_11-28-07.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/JGSDF_soldiers_at_Camp_Kinser_11-28-07.jpg/460px-JGSDF_soldiers_at_Camp_Kinser_11-28-07.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="704" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Marines with JGSDF soldiers at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Kinser" title="Camp Kinser">Camp Kinser</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_110315-N-IC111-125_Chief_Naval_Air_Crewman_Steven_Sinclair_hands_bottled_water_to_a_Japanese_citizen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/US_Navy_110315-N-IC111-125_Chief_Naval_Air_Crewman_Steven_Sinclair_hands_bottled_water_to_a_Japanese_citizen.jpg/220px-US_Navy_110315-N-IC111-125_Chief_Naval_Air_Crewman_Steven_Sinclair_hands_bottled_water_to_a_Japanese_citizen.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/US_Navy_110315-N-IC111-125_Chief_Naval_Air_Crewman_Steven_Sinclair_hands_bottled_water_to_a_Japanese_citizen.jpg/330px-US_Navy_110315-N-IC111-125_Chief_Naval_Air_Crewman_Steven_Sinclair_hands_bottled_water_to_a_Japanese_citizen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/US_Navy_110315-N-IC111-125_Chief_Naval_Air_Crewman_Steven_Sinclair_hands_bottled_water_to_a_Japanese_citizen.jpg/440px-US_Navy_110315-N-IC111-125_Chief_Naval_Air_Crewman_Steven_Sinclair_hands_bottled_water_to_a_Japanese_citizen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a><figcaption>United States forces assisted Japan via <a href="/wiki/Operation_Tomodachi" title="Operation Tomodachi">Operation Tomodachi</a> following the <a href="/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami">2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/Surrender_of_Japan" title="Surrender of Japan">Japanese surrender</a> at the <a href="/wiki/End_of_World_War_II_in_Asia" title="End of World War II in Asia">end of World War II in Asia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a> assumed <a href="/wiki/Occupation_of_Japan" title="Occupation of Japan">administrative authority</a> in Japan. The <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Imperial Japanese Army">Imperial Japanese Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy" title="Imperial Japanese Navy">Navy</a> were decommissioned, and the U.S. Armed Forces took control of Japanese military bases until a new government could be formed and positioned to reestablish authority. <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied forces</a> planned to <a href="/wiki/Demilitarisation" title="Demilitarisation">demilitarize</a> Japan, and the new government adopted the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Japan" title="Constitution of Japan">Constitution of Japan</a> with <a href="/wiki/Article_9_of_the_Japanese_Constitution" title="Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution">a no-armed-force clause</a> in 1947. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> began in 1950, <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Commander_for_the_Allied_Powers" title="Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers">Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers</a> in Japan, in agreement with the Japanese government, established the paramilitary "<a href="/wiki/National_Police_Reserve" title="National Police Reserve">National Police Reserve</a>", which was later developed into the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a>. It means the <i>de facto</i> remilitarization of <a href="/wiki/Postwar_Japan" title="Postwar Japan">postwar Japan</a>. </p><p>In 1951, the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_San_Francisco" title="Treaty of San Francisco">Treaty of San Francisco</a> was signed by the Allies and Japan, which restored its formal sovereignty. At the same time, the U.S. and Japan signed the <a href="/wiki/Security_Treaty_between_the_United_States_and_Japan" title="Security Treaty between the United States and Japan">Japan-America Security Alliance</a>. By this treaty, USFJ is responsible for the defense of Japan. As part of this agreement, the Japanese government requested that the U.S. military bases remain in Japan and agreed to provide funds and various interests specified in the <a href="/wiki/Status_of_forces_agreement" title="Status of forces agreement">Status of Forces Agreement</a>. At the expiration of the treaty, the United States and Japan signed the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Mutual_Cooperation_and_Security_between_the_United_States_and_Japan" title="Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan">Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan</a>. The status of the United States Forces Japan was defined in the <a href="/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Japan_Status_of_Forces_Agreement" title="U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement">U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement</a>. This treaty is still in effect, and it forms the basis of Japan's foreign policy. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, U.S. military bases in Japan, especially those in the <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa Prefecture</a>, were used as important strategic and logistic bases. In 1970, the <a href="/wiki/Koza_riot" title="Koza riot">Koza riot</a> occurred against the U.S. military presence on Okinawa. <a href="/wiki/Strategic_bomber" title="Strategic bomber">Strategic bombers</a> were deployed to the bases on Okinawa. Before the 1972 reversion of the island to Japanese administration, it has been speculated but never confirmed that up to 1,200 nuclear weapons may have been stored at <a href="/wiki/Kadena_Air_Base" title="Kadena Air Base">Kadena Air Base</a> during the 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Japan" title="Government of Japan">Japanese government</a> paid ¥217 billion (US$2.0 billion) in 2007<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as annual host-nation support called <a href="/wiki/Omoiyari_Yosan" title="Omoiyari Yosan">Omoiyari Yosan</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">思いやり予算</span></span>, sympathy budget or compassion budget)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the 2011 budget, such payment was no longer to be referred to as <i>omoiyari yosan</i> or "sympathy budget".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Japan compensates 75% ($4.4 billion) of U.S. basing costs.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Immediately after the <a href="/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami">2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami</a>, 9,720 dependents of United States military and government civilian employees in Japan evacuated the country, mainly to the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Relocation_of_Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma" title="Relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma">relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma</a> to Henoko Bay was resolved in December 2013 with the signing of a landfill agreement by the governor of Okinawa. Under the terms of the U.S.-Japan agreement, 5,000 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marines</a> were relocated to <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, and 4,000 Marines were sent to other Pacific locations such as <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> or <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, while around 10,000 Marines were to remain on Okinawa.<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_20120427_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_20120427-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Aljaz20120427_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aljaz20120427-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WP20120427_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WP20120427-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No timetable for the Marines redeployment was announced, but <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> reported that U.S. Marines would leave Okinawa as soon as suitable facilities on Guam and elsewhere were ready.<sup id="cite_ref-WP20120427_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WP20120427-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The relocation move was expected to cost $8.6 billion,<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_20120427_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_20120427-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including a $3.1 billion cash commitment from Japan for the move to Guam as well as for developing joint training ranges on Guam and on <a href="/wiki/Tinian" class="mw-redirect" title="Tinian">Tinian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pagan_(island)" title="Pagan (island)">Pagan</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Aljaz20120427_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aljaz20120427-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Certain parcels of land on Okinawa which were leased for use by the American military were supposed to be turned back to Japanese control via a long-term phased return process according to the agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-WP20120427_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WP20120427-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These returns have been ongoing since 1972.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In October 2020, <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Blaz" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz">Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz</a> was activated on Guam. The new base is meant to house Marines relocated from Okinawa, with the final relocation planned for 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-PDN_20210208_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PDN_20210208-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> In March 2024, media reporting suggested that the organizational remit and status of USFJ would be changed--possibly including the creation of a new <a href="/wiki/Joint_task_force" title="Joint task force">joint task force</a> as well as the elevation of the USFJ commander's rank--as part of a broader 'upgrading' of the U.S.-Japan alliance to be announced during the April 2024 visit of <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Japanese Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Fumio_Kishida" title="Fumio Kishida">Fumio Kishida</a> to the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of that visit, Prime Minister Kishida and <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">U.S. President</a> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> stated the following in a Joint Leaders' Statement: </p><blockquote><p>Recognizing the speed at which regional security challenges evolve and to ensure our bilateral Alliance structures meet these critical changes, we announce our intention to bilaterally upgrade our respective command and control frameworks to enable seamless integration of operations and capabilities and allow for greater interoperability and planning between U.S. and Japanese forces in peacetime and during contingencies. More effective U.S.-Japan Alliance command and control will strengthen deterrence and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific in the face of pressing regional security challenges. We call on our respective defense and foreign ministries to develop this new relationship through the Security Consultative Committee (our security “2+2”).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p>In July 2024, DOD announced that USFJ would be upgraded to a joint operational headquarters. According to one DOD official, this will result in USFJ transitioning from a primarily "administrative command" into an organization with more operational and warfighting responsibilities.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_States_presence_debate">United States presence debate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: United States presence debate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Island#U.S._military_in_Okinawa" title="Okinawa Island">Okinawa Island § U.S. military in Okinawa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Protests_of_US_military_presence_in_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Protests of US military presence in Okinawa">Protests of US military presence in Okinawa</a></div><p>As of May 2022, the stationing of U.S. military personnel at military facilities across Okinawa Island remains a hotly-contested and controversial issue, with the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma often being at the forefront of protests against the presence of U.S. military presence on the island.<sup id="cite_ref-:03_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:03-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Okinawa makes up only 0.6% of the nation's land area;<sup id="cite_ref-japantimes2008_basics_of_us_presence_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-japantimes2008_basics_of_us_presence-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> yet, approximately 62% of United States bases in Japan (exclusive use only) are on Okinawa.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite an agreement to relocate Marine Corps Air Station Futenma first being reached by the Japanese and U.S. governments in 1996, progress to relocate the base has stalled because of the protests as well as environmental concerns resulting from the construction, operation and relocation of the base.<sup id="cite_ref-:03_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:03-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:23_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:23-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style></p><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25em; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <div style="text-align:left;">Do they need bases in Henoko or Futenma? Are they unnecessary? Even aside from this discussion, security is changing.—<i>Former Japan <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defense" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Defense">Minister of Defense</a> <a href="/wiki/Fumio_Kyuma" class="mw-redirect" title="Fumio Kyuma">Fumio Kyuma</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </blockquote> </div> <p>The U.S. government employs over eight thousand Master Labor Contract/Indirect Hire Agreement workers on Okinawa (per the Labor Management Organization), not including Okinawan contract workers.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is also debate over the Status of Forces Agreement since it covers a variety of administrative technicalities blending the systems which control how certain situations are handled between the U.S.'s and Japan's legal framework.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Surveys_among_Japanese">Surveys among Japanese</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Surveys among Japanese"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2010, a survey of the Okinawan people conducted by the <i><a href="/wiki/Mainichi_Shimbun" title="Mainichi Shimbun">Mainichi Shimbun</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Ry%C5%ABky%C5%AB_Shimp%C5%8D" title="Ryūkyū Shimpō">Ryūkyū Shimpō</a></i>, found that 71% of Okinawans surveyed thought that the presence of Marines on Okinawa was not necessary (15% said it was necessary). When asked what they thought about 62% of exclusive use United States Forces Japan bases being concentrated on Okinawa, 50% said that the number should be reduced and 41% said that the bases should be removed. When asked about the US-Japan security treaty, 55% said it should be a peace treaty, 14% said it should be abolished, and 7% said it should be maintained.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many of the bases, such as <a href="/wiki/Yokota_Air_Base" title="Yokota Air Base">Yokota Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Facility_Atsugi" title="Naval Air Facility Atsugi">Naval Air Facility Atsugi</a> and Kadena Air Base, are located in the vicinity of residential districts, and local citizens have complained about excessive aircraft noise.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2014 poll by <i>Ryūkyū Shimpō</i> found that 80% of surveyed Okinawans want the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma moved out of the prefecture.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 25 June 2018, Okinawan residents protested against the construction of a new airfield. Activists holding placards and banners went to sea on 70 boats and ships. Protesters urged the Japanese authorities to stop the expansion of the U.S. military presence on the island. Some of the boats went to the guarded construction site, where they came across the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a> patrol vessels. Some activists were arrested for entering a prohibited zone.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 August 2018, about 70,000 protesters gathered at a park in the prefecture capital of Naha to protest the planned relocation of a U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island. Opponents of the relocation said the plan to move Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from a crowded neighborhood to a less populated coastal site would not only affect the environment, but would also go against local wishes to have the base moved from the island entirely.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crime">Crime</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Crime"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yasuura_House.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Yasuura_House.jpg/220px-Yasuura_House.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Yasuura_House.jpg/330px-Yasuura_House.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Yasuura_House.jpg/440px-Yasuura_House.jpg 2x" data-file-width="920" data-file-height="613" /></a><figcaption>GIs in <a href="/wiki/Recreation_and_Amusement_Association" title="Recreation and Amusement Association">Recreation and Amusement Association</a> during <a href="/wiki/Occupation_of_Japan" title="Occupation of Japan">occupation of Japan</a></figcaption></figure> <p>At the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Occupation_of_Japan" title="Occupation of Japan">occupation of Japan</a> in 1945, many U.S. soldiers participated in the <a href="/wiki/Special_Comfort_Facility_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Comfort Facility Association">Special Comfort Facility Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ny19951027_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ny19951027-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Japanese government organised the enslavement of 55,000 women to work providing sexual services to U.S. military personnel before the surrender.<sup id="cite_ref-ny19951027_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ny19951027-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On discovery of the program, the association was closed by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Commander_for_the_Allied_Powers" title="Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers">Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ny19951027_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ny19951027-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 1972 and 2009, U.S. servicemen committed 5,634 criminal offenses, including 25 murders, 385 burglaries, 25 arsons, 127 rapes, 306 assaults, and 2,827 thefts.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yet, per <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Installations_Pacific" title="Marine Corps Installations Pacific">Marine Corps Installations Pacific</a> data, U.S. service members are convicted of far fewer crimes than local Okinawans.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement, when U.S. personnel crimes are committed both off-duty and off-base, they should be prosecuted under the Japanese law.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008 the National Police Agency released its annual criminal statistics that included activity within the Okinawa prefecture. These findings held American troops were only convicted of 53 crimes per 10,000 U.S. male servicemen, while Okinawan males were convicted of 366 crimes per 10,000. The crime rate found a U.S. serviceman on Okinawa to be 86% less likely to be convicted of a crime by the Japanese government than an Okinawan male.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In more recent history, "crimes ranging from rape to assault and hit-and-run accidents by U.S. military personnel, dependents and civilians have long sparked protests in the prefecture," stated <i><a href="/wiki/The_Japan_Times" title="The Japan Times">The Japan Times</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "A series of horrific crimes by present and former U.S. military personnel stationed on Okinawa has triggered dramatic moves to try to reduce the American presence on the island and in Japan as a whole," commented <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Beast" title="The Daily Beast">The Daily Beast</a></i> in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, the <a href="/wiki/1995_Okinawa_rape_incident" title="1995 Okinawa rape incident">abduction and rape of a 12-year-old Okinawan schoolgirl</a> by two U.S. Marines and one U.S. sailor led to demands for the removal of all U.S. military bases in Japan. Other controversial incidents include the <a href="/wiki/Girard_incident" title="Girard incident">Girard incident</a> in 1957, the <a href="/wiki/Michael_Brown_Okinawa_assault_incident" title="Michael Brown Okinawa assault incident">Michael Brown Okinawa assault incident</a> in 2002, the death of the <a href="/wiki/1996_Padilla_car_crash" title="1996 Padilla car crash">Kinjo family</a> in 1996, and the hit-and-run death of <a href="/wiki/1998_Eskridge_car_crash" title="1998 Eskridge car crash">Yuki Uema</a> in 1998. In February 2008, a 38-year-old U.S. Marine based on Okinawa was arrested in connection with the reported rape of a 14-year-old Okinawan girl.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This triggered waves of protest against American military presence on Okinawa and led to tight restrictions on off-base activities.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the accuser withdrew her charges, the U.S. military <a href="/wiki/Court-martial" title="Court-martial">court-martialed</a> the suspect and sentenced him to four years in prison under the stricter rules of the military justice system.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>U.S. Forces Japan designated 22 February as a "Day of Reflection" for all U.S. military facilities in Japan and established the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Task Force in an effort to prevent similar incidents.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2009, Staff Sergeant Clyde "Drew" Gunn, a U.S. Army soldier stationed at Torii Station was involved in a hit-and-run accident of a pedestrian in Yomitan Village on Okinawa. In April 2010, Gunn was charged with failing to render aid and vehicular manslaughter,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he was sentenced to two years and eight months in jail.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, Seaman Christopher Browning and Petty Officer 3rd Class Skyler Dozierwalker were found guilty by the Naha District Court of raping and robbing a woman in a parking lot in October. Both admitted committing the crime. The case outraged Okinawans and sparked tougher restrictions for all U.S. military personnel in Japan, including a curfew and drinking restrictions.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 13 May 2013, in a controversial statement, <a href="/wiki/Toru_Hashimoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Toru Hashimoto">Toru Hashimoto</a>, Mayor of <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a> and co-leader of the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Restoration_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan Restoration Association">Japan Restoration Association</a> said to a senior American military official at the Marine Corps base on Okinawa that "we can't control the sexual energy of these brave Marines." He said that Marines should make more use of the <a href="/wiki/Prostitution_in_Japan" title="Prostitution in Japan">local adult entertainment industry</a> to reduce sexual crimes against local women.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt20130514_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt20130514-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hashimoto also spoke of the necessity of former Japanese Army <a href="/wiki/Comfort_women" title="Comfort women">comfort women</a> and of prostitutes for the U.S. military in other countries <a href="/wiki/United_States_military_and_prostitution_in_South_Korea" title="United States military and prostitution in South Korea">such as Korea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt20130514_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt20130514-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2016, after a civilian worker at the base was charged with murdering a Japanese woman, thousands of people protested on Okinawa.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Organizers estimated turnout at 65,000 people, which was the largest anti-base protests on Okinawa since 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2017, an intoxicated U.S. service member was arrested following a vehicle crash on Okinawa that killed the other driver.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although other crimes committed by U.S. servicemen (as well as crimes by Japanese) have occurred in Japan, the Status of Forces Agreement protects servicemen and their employees. Suspects are usually handed over U.S. bases first so Japanese judicial investigations and trials would be severely restricted. Many offenders who have committed sexual assaults and murders have also escaped trials sometimes through transfer, release or <a href="/wiki/Military_discharge" title="Military discharge">honorary discharges</a> when they are in barracks, which is one of the reasons for antipathy from the victims and other local citizens along with the Japanese government's indecision.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma_20160720.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma_20160720.jpg/220px-Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma_20160720.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma_20160720.jpg/330px-Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma_20160720.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma_20160720.jpg/440px-Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma_20160720.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3257" data-file-height="2443" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in 2016</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Osprey_deployment">Osprey deployment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Osprey deployment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2012, twelve <a href="/wiki/Bell_Boeing_V-22_Osprey" title="Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey">MV-22 Ospreys</a> were transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to replace aging Vietnam-era <a href="/wiki/Boeing_Vertol_CH-46_Sea_Knight" title="Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight">Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight</a> helicopters.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2013, an additional 12 Ospreys arrived. Japanese Defense Minister <a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Morimoto" title="Satoshi Morimoto">Satoshi Morimoto</a> explained that the Osprey aircraft is safe, adding that two recent accidents were "caused by human factors".<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Japanese Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Yoshihiko_Noda" title="Yoshihiko Noda">Yoshihiko Noda</a> also stated that the Japanese government was convinced of the MV-22's safety.<sup id="cite_ref-japantimes.co.jp_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-japantimes.co.jp-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Various incidents involving V-22 Ospreys have occurred on Okinawa.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="Citation leads to just a search for "Osprey" on the Japan Times website, does not actually lead to a source for this claim. (May 2021)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> On 5 April 2018, it was announced that the U.S. Air Force would officially deploy CV-22 Osprey aircraft at its Yokota Air Base. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environmental_concerns">Environmental concerns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Environmental concerns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:No_base_sign_at_Ginowan_protest_on_2009-10-08.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/No_base_sign_at_Ginowan_protest_on_2009-10-08.jpg/220px-No_base_sign_at_Ginowan_protest_on_2009-10-08.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/No_base_sign_at_Ginowan_protest_on_2009-10-08.jpg/330px-No_base_sign_at_Ginowan_protest_on_2009-10-08.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/No_base_sign_at_Ginowan_protest_on_2009-10-08.jpg/440px-No_base_sign_at_Ginowan_protest_on_2009-10-08.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2832" data-file-height="4256" /></a><figcaption>Protestor holding a "no base" sign opposing the relocation of MCAS Futenma</figcaption></figure> <p>Environmental concerns have taken the forefront of the debate over the presence of U.S. military forces on Okinawa.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the late 1990s, environmental concerns elevated by both local residents as well as larger Okinawan and Japanese environmental action groups and independent activists have often resulted in public protests and demonstrations against the relocation of existing U.S. military bases and the construction of replacement facilities, which have been labelled by some as examples of "modern colonialism".<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In particular, lingering environmental concerns over the disruption or destruction of coastal and marine habitats off the shores of Okinawa from construction, relocation and operation of U.S. military bases on Okinawa, has resulted in the protracted and continuing delayal of plans to relocate military facilities, such as Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.<sup id="cite_ref-:03_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:03-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:23_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:23-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Okinawa_dugong_lawsuit">Okinawa dugong lawsuit</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Okinawa dugong lawsuit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the late 1990s and early 2000s, initial plans to relocate Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to a new facility located offshore in Henoko Bay were met with strong resistance after sightings of <a href="/wiki/Dugong" title="Dugong">dugong</a> were reported in areas surrounding territory earmarked for the relocated airbase.<sup id="cite_ref-:33_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:33-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A critically endangered species, dugong were traditionally fished and hunted throughout Okinawa and the <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands" title="Ryukyu Islands">Ryukyu Islands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:33_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:33-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This drew the attention of local, national and international environmental action groups, who raised concerns that land reclamation projects tied to the construction of an offshore airbase in Henoko Bay would result in the destruction of nearby dugong habitats and coastal ecosystems.<sup id="cite_ref-:43_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:43-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, plans were set forth to continue ahead with the relocation of the base, notably, flouting the results of a 1997 referendum where the majority voted to reject a replacement facility.<sup id="cite_ref-:33_68-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:33-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In opposition to this, in September 2003, a group of Okinawan, Japanese and U.S. environmental organizations filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Federal Court to protest the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.<sup id="cite_ref-:33_68-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:33-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This lawsuit, initially entitled <i>Okinawa Dugong v. Rumsfeld</i>, argued that the U.S. Department of Defense failed to consider the impacts that relocating the base would have upon the local dugong population, in turn, violating the U.S. National Historic Preservation Act.<sup id="cite_ref-:43_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:43-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This case was closed in January 2008; notably for the plaintiffs, it was ruled that the Department of Defense, by not considering the impacts of the relocated airbase upon the local dugong population, had in fact violated the National Historic Preservation Act, thus delaying the relocation of the base.<sup id="cite_ref-:33_68-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:33-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Water_contamination">Water contamination</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Water contamination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Concerns over water contamination have also exacerbated recent tensions surrounding the presence of U.S. military bases in Okinawa.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2020, following the announcement of an earlier leak of firefighting foam from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in April 2020, a water quality study conducted by the Japanese <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Environment_(Japan)" title="Ministry of the Environment (Japan)">Ministry of the Environment</a> published findings of elevated contamination levels of <a href="/wiki/Perfluorooctanesulfonic_acid" title="Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid">PFOS</a> and <a href="/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid" title="Perfluorooctanoic acid">PFOA</a> at 37 different water sources near U.S. military bases and industrial areas which exceeded provisional national targets.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further incidents concerning the release of the cancer-inducing toxins also occurred in August 2021, further worsening tensions over the presence of 'alarming' levels of these toxic chemicals.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Subsequent tests around Kadena Air Base, specifically the training site 50 meters west of Dakujaku River, confirmed severe contamination in the water system with <a href="/wiki/Per-_and_polyfluoroalkyl_substances" title="Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances">PFAS</a> chemicals.<sup id="cite_ref-pfas1_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfas1-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These chemicals reach 10s of meters underground while plumes spread for several kilometers from these contaminated training sites flowed into nearby wells and waterways of Dakujaku River and Hija River which contaminated the drinking water of 450,000 residents.<sup id="cite_ref-pfas1_74-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfas1-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These toxic chemicals originate from firefighting foams which contain PFAS and were used at training sites during the 1970s and 80s.<sup id="cite_ref-pfas1_74-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfas1-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the U.S. and Japanese governments say that the source of the issue cannot be confirmed.<sup id="cite_ref-pfas1_74-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfas1-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_current_facilities">List of current facilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: List of current facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_facilities_of_the_United_States_in_Japan,_2016.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Military_facilities_of_the_United_States_in_Japan%2C_2016.gif/220px-Military_facilities_of_the_United_States_in_Japan%2C_2016.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Military_facilities_of_the_United_States_in_Japan%2C_2016.gif/330px-Military_facilities_of_the_United_States_in_Japan%2C_2016.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Military_facilities_of_the_United_States_in_Japan%2C_2016.gif/440px-Military_facilities_of_the_United_States_in_Japan%2C_2016.gif 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="864" /></a><figcaption>Military facilities of the United States in Japan, 2016</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Major_US_military_bases_in_Japan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Major_US_military_bases_in_Japan.svg/220px-Major_US_military_bases_in_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Major_US_military_bases_in_Japan.svg/330px-Major_US_military_bases_in_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Major_US_military_bases_in_Japan.svg/440px-Major_US_military_bases_in_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1407" data-file-height="1359" /></a><figcaption>U.S. military bases in Japan</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg/220px-US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg/330px-US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg/440px-US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1103" data-file-height="1326" /></a><figcaption>U.S. military facilities in <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa Prefecture</a>, 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>The USFJ headquarters is at <a href="/wiki/Yokota_Air_Base" title="Yokota Air Base">Yokota Air Base</a>, about 30 km west of central Tokyo. </p><p>The U.S. military installations in Japan and their managing branches are as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th>Branch<br />(MilDep)</th> <th>USFJ Facilities<br />Admin Code</th> <th>Name of Installation</th> <th>Primary Purpose<br />(Actual)</th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;" rowspan="20"><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1054</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Camp Chitose<br />(Chitose III, Chitose Administration Annex)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Chitose,_Hokkaido" title="Chitose, Hokkaido">Chitose, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2001</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Misawa_Air_Base" title="Misawa Air Base">Misawa Air Base</a></td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Base</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Misawa,_Aomori" title="Misawa, Aomori">Misawa, Aomori</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3013</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yokota_Air_Base" title="Yokota Air Base">Yokota Air Base</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Fussa,_Tokyo" title="Fussa, Tokyo">Fussa</a>, Tokyo </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3016</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Fuchu Communications Station</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Fuchu,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Fuchu, Tokyo">Fuchu</a>, Tokyo </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3019</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Tama Service Annex<br />(Tama Hills Recreation Center)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Recreation</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Inagi,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Inagi, Tokyo">Inagi</a>, Tokyo </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3048</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Camp_Asaka" title="Camp Asaka">Camp Asaka</a><br /> (South Camp Drake <a href="/wiki/American_Forces_Network" title="American Forces Network">AFN</a> Transmitter Site)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Barracks<br />(Broadcasting)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Wako,_Saitama" class="mw-redirect" title="Wako, Saitama">Wako, Saitama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3049</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Tokorozawa Communications Station<br />(Tokorozawa Transmitter Site)</td> <td rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Tokorozawa,_Saitama" title="Tokorozawa, Saitama">Tokorozawa, Saitama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3056</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Owada Communication Site</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Niiza,_Saitama" title="Niiza, Saitama">Niiza, Saitama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3162</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Yugi Communication Site</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hachioji,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Hachioji, Tokyo">Hachioji</a>, Tokyo </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4100</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Sofu Communication Site</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Iwakuni,_Yamaguchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Iwakuni, Yamaguchi">Iwakuni, Yamaguchi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5001</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Airport" title="Fukuoka Airport">Itazuke Auxiliary Airfield</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Cargo Terminal</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hakata-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Hakata-ku, Fukuoka">Hakata-ku, Fukuoka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5073</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Sefurisan Liaison Annex<br /> (Seburiyama Communications Station)</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kanzaki,_Saga" title="Kanzaki, Saga">Kanzaki, Saga</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5091</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Tsushima Communication Site</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Tsushima,_Nagasaki" title="Tsushima, Nagasaki">Tsushima, Nagasaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6004</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Okuma Rest Center</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Recreation</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kunigami,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami, Okinawa">Kunigami, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6006</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Yaedake Communication Site</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Motobu,_Okinawa" title="Motobu, Okinawa">Motobu, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6022</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Kadena Ammunition Storage Area</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Storage</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Onna,_Okinawa" title="Onna, Okinawa">Onna, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6037</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kadena_Air_Base" title="Kadena Air Base">Kadena Air Base</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Base</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kadena,_Okinawa" title="Kadena, Okinawa">Kadena, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6077</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Tori Shima Range</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kumejima,_Okinawa" title="Kumejima, Okinawa">Kumejima, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6078</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Idesuna Jima Range</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Tonaki,_Okinawa" title="Tonaki, Okinawa">Tonaki, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6080</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Kume Jima Range</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kumejima,_Okinawa" title="Kumejima, Okinawa">Kumejima, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;" rowspan="16"><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2070</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Shariki Communication Site</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Tsugaru,_Aomori" title="Tsugaru, Aomori">Tsugaru, Aomori</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3004</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Akasaka_Press_Center" title="Akasaka Press Center">Akasaka Press Center</a><br /> (Hardy Barracks)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Office</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Minato,_Tokyo" title="Minato, Tokyo">Minato</a>, Tokyo </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3067</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Yokohama North Dock</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Port Facility</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3079</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Camp_Zama" title="Camp Zama">Camp Zama</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Office</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Zama,_Kanagawa" title="Zama, Kanagawa">Zama, Kanagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3084</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Sagami_General_Depot" title="Sagami General Depot">Sagami General Depot</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Logistics</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Sagamihara" title="Sagamihara">Sagamihara, Kanagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3102</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Sagamihara_Housing_Area" title="Sagamihara Housing Area">Sagamihara Housing Area</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Housing </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;"></td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Kyogamisaki Communication Site</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%8Dtango" title="Kyōtango">Kyōtango</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Prefecture" title="Kyoto Prefecture">Kyoto</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4078</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Akizuki Ammunition Depot</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Storage</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Etajima,_Hiroshima" title="Etajima, Hiroshima">Etajima, Hiroshima</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4083</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Kawakami Ammunition Depot</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Higashihiroshima,_Hiroshima" class="mw-redirect" title="Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima">Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4084</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Hiro Ammunition Depot</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima" title="Kure, Hiroshima">Kure, Hiroshima</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4152</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Kure Pier No.6</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Port Facility </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4611</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Haigamine Communication Site</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6007</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Gesaji Communication Site</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Higashi,_Okinawa" title="Higashi, Okinawa">Higashi, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6036</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Torii Communications Station<br />(<a href="/wiki/Torii_Station" title="Torii Station">Torii Station</a>)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yomitan,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yomitan, Okinawa">Yomitan, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6064</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Naha_Port_Facility" title="Naha Port Facility">Naha Port</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Port Facility</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Naha,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Naha, Okinawa">Naha, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6076</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Army POL Depots</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Storage</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;" rowspan="31"><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2006</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Hachinohe POL Depot</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hachinohe,_Aomori" class="mw-redirect" title="Hachinohe, Aomori">Hachinohe, Aomori</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2012</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Misawa ATG Range<br /> (R130, Draughon Range)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Misawa,_Aomori" title="Misawa, Aomori">Misawa, Aomori</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3033</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kisarazu_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Kisarazu Airfield">Kisarazu Auxiliary Landing Field</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Facility</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kisarazu,_Chiba" class="mw-redirect" title="Kisarazu, Chiba">Kisarazu, Chiba</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3066</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Negishi Dependent Housing Area<br />(<a href="/wiki/Naval_Housing_Annex_Negishi" title="Naval Housing Annex Negishi">Naval Housing Annex Negishi</a>)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Housing</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3083</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Facility_Atsugi" title="Naval Air Facility Atsugi">Naval Air Facility Atsugi</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Facility</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ayase,_Kanagawa" title="Ayase, Kanagawa">Ayase, Kanagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3087</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Ikego Housing Area and Navy Annex</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Housing</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Zushi,_Kanagawa" title="Zushi, Kanagawa">Zushi, Kanagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3090</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Azuma Storage Area</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Storage</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Kanagawa">Yokosuka, Kanagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3096</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Kamiseya Communications Station - returned to Japanese Gov 2015<br />(<a href="/wiki/Naval_Support_Facility_Kamiseya" title="Naval Support Facility Kamiseya">Naval Support Facility Kamiseya</a> - returned to Japanese Gov 2015)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications<br />(Housing)</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3097</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Fukaya Communication Site<br />(Naval Transmitter Station Totsuka)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3099</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fleet_Activities_Yokosuka" title="United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka">United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Port Facility</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Kanagawa">Yokosuka, Kanagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3117</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Urago Ammunition Depot</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Storage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3144</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Tsurumi POL Depot</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3181</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Iwo Jima Communication Site</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications<br />(Training)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ogasawara,_Tokyo" title="Ogasawara, Tokyo">Ogasawara</a>, Tokyo </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3185</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Sanno_Hotel" title="New Sanno Hotel">New Sanno U.S. Forces Center</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Recreation</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Minato,_Tokyo" title="Minato, Tokyo">Minato</a>, Tokyo </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5029</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fleet_Activities_Sasebo" title="United States Fleet Activities Sasebo">United States Fleet Activities Sasebo</a></td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Port Facility</td> <td rowspan="5" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Sasebo,_Nagasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasebo, Nagasaki">Sasebo, Nagasaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5030</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Sasebo Dry Dock Area </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5032</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Akasaki POL Depot</td> <td rowspan="5" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Storage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5033</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Sasebo Ammunition Supply Point </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5036</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Iorizaki POL Depot </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5039</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Yokose POL Depot</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Saikai,_Nagasaki" title="Saikai, Nagasaki">Saikai, Nagasaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5050</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Harioshima Ammunition Storage Area</td> <td rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Sasebo,_Nagasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasebo, Nagasaki">Sasebo, Nagasaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5086</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Tategami Basin Port Area</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Port Facility </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5118</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Sakibe Navy Annex</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Hangar </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5119</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Hario Dependent Housing Area<br />(Hario Family Housing Area)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Housing </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6028</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Tengan Pier</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Port Facility</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6032</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Camp Shields</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Barracks</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Okinawa,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Okinawa, Okinawa">Okinawa, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6046</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Awase Communications Station</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Communications </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6048</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">White Beach Area</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Port Facility</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6084</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Kobi Sho Range</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ishigaki,_Okinawa" title="Ishigaki, Okinawa">Ishigaki, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6085</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Sekibi Sho Range </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6088</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Oki Daito Jima Range</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kitadaito,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitadaito, Okinawa">Kitadaito, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;" rowspan="17"><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine<br />Corps</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3127</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Camp_Fuji" title="Camp Fuji">Camp Fuji</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Barracks</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Gotenba,_Shizuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Gotenba, Shizuoka">Gotenba, Shizuoka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3154</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Numazu Training Area</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Numazu,_Shizuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Numazu, Shizuoka">Numazu, Shizuoka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4092</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Iwakuni" title="Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni">Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Station</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Iwakuni,_Yamaguchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Iwakuni, Yamaguchi">Iwakuni, Yamaguchi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6001</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Northern Training Area<br />(Incl. <a href="/wiki/Camp_Gonsalves" title="Camp Gonsalves">Camp Gonsalves</a>)</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kunigami,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami, Okinawa">Kunigami, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6005</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Ie Jima Auxiliary Airfield</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ie,_Okinawa" title="Ie, Okinawa">Ie, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6009</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Camp_Schwab" title="Camp Schwab">Camp Schwab</a></td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Nago,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Nago, Okinawa">Nago, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6010</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Henoko Ordnance Ammunition Depot</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Storage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6011</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Camp_Hansen" title="Camp Hansen">Camp Hansen</a></td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kin,_Okinawa" title="Kin, Okinawa">Kin, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6019</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Kin Red Beach Training Area </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6020</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Kin Blue Beach Training Area </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6029</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Camp_Courtney" title="Camp Courtney">Camp Courtney</a></td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Barracks</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6031</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Camp_McTureous" title="Camp McTureous">Camp McTureous</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6043</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Camp Kuwae (Camp Lester)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Medical Facility</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Chatan,_Okinawa" title="Chatan, Okinawa">Chatan, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6044</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Camp_Foster" title="Camp Foster">Camp Zukeran (Camp Foster)</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Barracks </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6051</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma" title="Marine Corps Air Station Futenma">Marine Corps Air Station Futenma</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Station</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ginowan,_Okinawa" title="Ginowan, Okinawa">Ginowan, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6056</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Camp_Kinser" title="Camp Kinser">Makiminato Service Area (Camp Kinser)</a></td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Logistics</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Urasoe,_Okinawa" title="Urasoe, Okinawa">Urasoe, Okinawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6082</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Tsuken Jima Training Area</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Smedley_D._Butler" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler">Camp Smedley D. Butler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_Prefecture" title="Yamaguchi Prefecture">Yamaguchi Prefectures</a>. (Although these camps are dispersed throughout Okinawa and the rest of Japan they are all under the heading of Camp Smedley D. Butler): <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camp_McTureous" title="Camp McTureous">Camp McTureous</a>, Okinawa Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Courtney" title="Camp Courtney">Camp Courtney</a>, Okinawa Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Foster" title="Camp Foster">Camp Foster</a>, Okinawa Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Kinser" title="Camp Kinser">Camp Kinser</a>, Okinawa Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Hansen" title="Camp Hansen">Camp Hansen</a>, Okinawa Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Schwab" title="Camp Schwab">Camp Schwab</a>, Okinawa Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Gonsalves" title="Camp Gonsalves">Camp Gonsalves</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jungle_Warfare_Training_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Jungle Warfare Training Center">Jungle Warfare Training Center</a>), Okinawa Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kin_Blue_Beach_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kin Blue Beach Training Area (page does not exist)">Kin Blue Beach Training Area</a>, Okinawa Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kin_Red_Beach_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kin Red Beach Training Area (page does not exist)">Kin Red Beach Training Area</a>, Okinawa Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashionna_Ammunition_Storage_Point_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Higashionna Ammunition Storage Point II (page does not exist)">Higashionna Ammunition Storage Point II</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Henoko_Ordnance_Ammunition_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henoko Ordnance Ammunition Depot (page does not exist)">Henoko Ordnance Ammunition Depot</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma" title="Marine Corps Air Station Futenma">Marine Corps Air Station Futenma</a>, Okinawa Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Iwakuni" title="Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni">Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Fuji" title="Camp Fuji">Camp Fuji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_Prefecture" title="Shizuoka Prefecture">Shizuoka Prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Numazu_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Numazu Training Area (page does not exist)">Numazu Training Area</a>, Shizuoka Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ie_Jima_Auxiliary_Airfield&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ie Jima Auxiliary Airfield (page does not exist)">Ie Jima Auxiliary Airfield</a>, Okinawa Prefecture</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tsuken_Jima_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tsuken Jima Training Area (page does not exist)">Tsuken Jima Training Area</a>, Okinawa Prefecture</li></ul> <p><b>Joint Use Facilities and Areas</b> </p><p>Temporary use facilities and areas are as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th>USFJ Facilities<br />Admin Code</th> <th>Name of Installation</th> <th>Primary<br />Purpose</th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1066</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Camp Higashi Chitose (JGSDF)</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Chitose,_Hokkaido" title="Chitose, Hokkaido">Chitose, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1067</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Hokkaido Chitose Maneuver Area (JGSDF) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1068</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Chitose_Air_Base" title="Chitose Air Base">Chitose Air Base</a> (JASDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Base </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1069</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Betsukai Yausubetsu Large Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Betsukai,_Hokkaido" title="Betsukai, Hokkaido">Betsukai, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1070</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Kushiro (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Barracks</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kushiro,_Hokkaido" class="mw-redirect" title="Kushiro, Hokkaido">Kushiro, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1071</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Shikaoi (JGSDF)</td> <td rowspan="6" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Shikaoi,_Hokkaido" title="Shikaoi, Hokkaido">Shikaoi, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1072</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Kamifurano Medium Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kamifurano,_Hokkaido" title="Kamifurano, Hokkaido">Kamifurano, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1073</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Sapporo (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Sapporo,_Hokkaido" class="mw-redirect" title="Sapporo, Hokkaido">Sapporo, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1074</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Shikaoi Shikaribetsu Medium Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Shikaoi,_Hokkaido" title="Shikaoi, Hokkaido">Shikaoi, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1075</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Obihiro (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Obihiro,_Hokkaido" class="mw-redirect" title="Obihiro, Hokkaido">Obihiro, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1076</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Asahikawa Chikabumidai Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Asahikawa,_Hokkaido" class="mw-redirect" title="Asahikawa, Hokkaido">Asahikawa, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1077</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Okadama (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Recreation</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Sapporo,_Hokkaido" class="mw-redirect" title="Sapporo, Hokkaido">Sapporo, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1078</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Nayoro Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td rowspan="6" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Nayoro,_Hokkaido" class="mw-redirect" title="Nayoro, Hokkaido">Nayoro, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1079</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Takikawa Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Takikawa,_Hokkaido" title="Takikawa, Hokkaido">Takikawa, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1080</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Bihoro Training Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Bihoro,_Hokkaido" title="Bihoro, Hokkaido">Bihoro, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1081</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Kutchan Takamine Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kutchan,_Hokkaido" title="Kutchan, Hokkaido">Kutchan, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 1082</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Engaru Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Engaru,_Hokkaido" title="Engaru, Hokkaido">Engaru, Hokkaido</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2062</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Sendai (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Sendai,_Miyagi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sendai, Miyagi">Sendai, Miyagi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2063</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Hachinohe (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Barracks</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hachinohe,_Aomori" class="mw-redirect" title="Hachinohe, Aomori">Hachinohe, Aomori</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2064</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Iwate Iwatesan Medium Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Takizawa,_Iwate" title="Takizawa, Iwate">Takizawa, Iwate</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2065</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Taiwa Ojojihara Large Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Taiwa,_Miyagi" title="Taiwa, Miyagi">Taiwa, Miyagi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2066</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kasuminome_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasuminome Airfield">Kasuminome Airfield</a> (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Airfield</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Sendai,_Miyagi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sendai, Miyagi">Sendai, Miyagi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2067</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Aomori Kotani Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td rowspan="7" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Aomori,_Aomori" class="mw-redirect" title="Aomori, Aomori">Aomori, Aomori</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2068</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Hirosaki Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hirosaki,_Aomori" class="mw-redirect" title="Hirosaki, Aomori">Hirosaki, Aomori</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 2069</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Jinmachi Otakane Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Murayama,_Yamagata" title="Murayama, Yamagata">Murayama, Yamagata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3104</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Nagasaka Rifle Range (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Kanagawa">Yokosuka, Kanagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3183</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Fuji Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Fujiyoshida,_Yamanashi" class="mw-redirect" title="Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi">Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Gotenba,_Shizuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Gotenba, Shizuoka">Gotenba, Shizuoka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3184</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Takigahara (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Gotenba,_Shizuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Gotenba, Shizuoka">Gotenba, Shizuoka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3186</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Takada Sekiyama Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Joetsu,_Niigata" class="mw-redirect" title="Joetsu, Niigata">Joetsu, Niigata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3187</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ibaraki_Airport" title="Ibaraki Airport">Hyakuri Air Base</a> (JASDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Base</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Omitama,_Ibaraki" class="mw-redirect" title="Omitama, Ibaraki">Omitama, Ibaraki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3188</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Soumagahara Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Shinto,_Gunma" class="mw-redirect" title="Shinto, Gunma">Shinto, Gunma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 3189</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Asaka (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Asaka,_Saitama" title="Asaka, Saitama">Asaka, Saitama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4161</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Komatsu_Airport" title="Komatsu Airport">Komatsu Air Base</a> (JASDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Base</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Komatsu,_Ishikawa" title="Komatsu, Ishikawa">Komatsu, Ishikawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4162</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">1st Service School (JMSDF)</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Etajima,_Hiroshima" title="Etajima, Hiroshima">Etajima, Hiroshima</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4163</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Haramura Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Higashihiroshima,_Hiroshima" class="mw-redirect" title="Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima">Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4164</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Imazu Aibano Medium Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Takashima,_Shiga" title="Takashima, Shiga">Takashima, Shiga</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4165</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Air_Field" title="Gifu Air Field">Gifu Air Base</a> (JASDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Recreation</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kakamigahara,_Gifu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kakamigahara, Gifu">Kakamigahara, Gifu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4166</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Itami (JGSDF)</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Itami,_Hyogo" class="mw-redirect" title="Itami, Hyogo">Itami, Hyogo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4167</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Nihonbara Medium Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Nagi,_Okayama" title="Nagi, Okayama">Nagi, Okayama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 4168</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yonago_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Yonago Airport">Miho Air Base</a> (JASDF)</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Base</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Sakaiminato,_Tottori" title="Sakaiminato, Tottori">Sakaiminato, Tottori</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5115</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Nyutabaru_Air_Base" title="Nyutabaru Air Base">Nyutabaru Air Base</a> (JASDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Shintomi,_Miyazaki" title="Shintomi, Miyazaki">Shintomi, Miyazaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5117</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Sakibe Rifle Range (JMSDF)</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Sasebo,_Nagasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasebo, Nagasaki">Sasebo, Nagasaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5120</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Hijudai-Jumonjibaru Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yufu,_Oita" class="mw-redirect" title="Yufu, Oita">Yufu, Oita</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Beppu,_Oita" class="mw-redirect" title="Beppu, Oita">Beppu, Oita</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5121</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Tsuiki_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Tsuiki Airfield">Tsuiki Air Base</a> (JASDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Air Base</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Chikujo,_Fukuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Chikujo, Fukuoka">Chikujo, Fukuoka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5122</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Omura Air Base (JMSDF)</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Recreation</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Omura,_Nagasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Omura, Nagasaki">Omura, Nagasaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5123</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Oyanohara-Kirishima Maneuver Area (JGSDF)</td> <td rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Training</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Yamato,_Kumamoto" title="Yamato, Kumamoto">Yamato, Kumamoto</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ebino,_Miyazaki" title="Ebino, Miyazaki">Ebino, Miyazaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5124</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Kita Kumamoto (JGSDF)</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto,_Kumamoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Kumamoto, Kumamoto">Kumamoto, Kumamoto</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 5125</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;">Camp Kengun (JGSDF) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;">FAC 6181</td> <td style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;">Ukibaru Jima Training Area</td> <td style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On Okinawa, U.S. military installations occupy about 10.4% of the total land usage. Approximately 74.7% of all the U.S. military facilities in Japan are located on the island of Okinawa.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_former_facilities">List of former facilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: List of former facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The United States has returned some facilities to Japanese control. Some are used as military bases of the JSDF; others have become civilian airports or government offices; many are factories, office buildings or residential developments in the private sector. Due to the <a href="/wiki/Special_actions_committee_on_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Special actions committee on Okinawa">Special Actions Committee on Okinawa</a>, more land on Okinawa is in the process of being returned. These areas include Camp Kuwae (also known as Camp Lester), MCAS Futenma, areas within Camp Zukeran (also known as Camp Foster) located about 9,900 acres (40 km<sup>2</sup>) of the Northern Training Area, Aha Training Area, Gimbaru Training Area (also known as Camp Gonsalves), a small portion of the Makiminato Service Area (also known as Camp Kinser), and Naha Port.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><b>Army:</b> </p> <ul><li>Army Composite Service Group Area (later, Chinen Service Area), <a href="/wiki/Nanj%C5%8D" title="Nanjō">Nanjō</a>, Okinawa</li> <li>Army STRATCOM Warehouse (later, Urasoe Warehouse), <a href="/wiki/Urasoe,_Okinawa" title="Urasoe, Okinawa">Urasoe, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Bluff Area (later, Yamate Dependent Housing Area), <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Bolo Point Auxiliary Airfield (later, Trainfire Range), <a href="/wiki/Yomitan,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yomitan, Okinawa">Yomitan, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Bolo Point Army Annex, <a href="/wiki/Yomitan,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yomitan, Okinawa">Yomitan, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Camp Bender, <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cta,_Gunma" title="Ōta, Gunma">Ōta, Gunma</a></li> <li>Camp Boone, <a href="/wiki/Ginowan,_Okinawa" title="Ginowan, Okinawa">Ginowan, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Camp Burness, <a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D,_Tokyo" title="Chūō, Tokyo">Chūō</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Camp Chickamauga, 19th Infantry, <a href="/wiki/Beppu,_Oita" class="mw-redirect" title="Beppu, Oita">Beppu, Oita</a><sup id="cite_ref-A_Soldier_in_Kyushu_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Soldier_in_Kyushu-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Camp Chigasaki, <a href="/wiki/Chigasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Chigasaki, Kanagawa">Chigasaki, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Camp Chitose Annex (Chitose I, II), <a href="/wiki/Chitose,_Hokkaido" title="Chitose, Hokkaido">Chitose, Hokkaido</a></li> <li>Camp Coe, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Camp Crawford, <a href="/wiki/Sapporo" title="Sapporo">Sapporo, Hokkaido</a></li> <li>Camp Drake, <a href="/wiki/Asaka,_Saitama" title="Asaka, Saitama">Asaka, Saitama</a></li> <li>Camp Drew, <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cizumi,_Gunma" title="Ōizumi, Gunma">Ōizumi, Gunma</a></li> <li>Camp Eta Jima, <a href="/wiki/Etajima,_Hiroshima" title="Etajima, Hiroshima">Etajima, Hiroshima</a></li> <li><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A6%B4%E5%B2%A1%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92" class="extiw" title="ja:榴岡公園">Camp Fowler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sendai" title="Sendai">Sendai, Miyagi</a></li> <li>Camp Fuchinobe (<a href="/wiki/NSA" class="mw-redirect" title="NSA">Office Japan, NSAPACREP</a>), <a href="/wiki/Sagamihara" title="Sagamihara">Sagamihara, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Camp Hakata, <a href="/wiki/Higashi-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Higashi-ku, Fukuoka">Higashi-ku, Fukuoka</a><sup id="cite_ref-A_Soldier_in_Kyushu_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Soldier_in_Kyushu-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Camp Hardy, <a href="/wiki/Ginoza,_Okinawa" title="Ginoza, Okinawa">Ginoza, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Camp Haugen, <a href="/wiki/Hachinohe,_Aomori" class="mw-redirect" title="Hachinohe, Aomori">Hachinohe, Aomori</a></li> <li>Camp Katakai, <a href="/wiki/Kuj%C5%ABkuri" title="Kujūkuri">Kujūkuri</a>, Chiba</li> <li>Camp King (later, Omiya Ordnance Sub Depot), <a href="/wiki/Omiya-ku,_Saitama" class="mw-redirect" title="Omiya-ku, Saitama">Omiya, Saitama</a></li> <li>Camp Kokura, <a href="/wiki/Kokuraminami-ku,_Kitakyushu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu, Fukuoka</a></li> <li>Camp Kubasaki (later, Kubasaki School Area), [Nakagusuku, Okinawa]</li> <li><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%9A%E8%B3%80%E5%9F%8E%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0" class="extiw" title="ja:多賀城駐屯地">Camp Loper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tagaj%C5%8D" title="Tagajō">Tagajō</a>, Miyagi</li> <li>Camp McGill, <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Kanagawa">Yokosuka, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Camp McNair, <a href="/wiki/Fujiyoshida,_Yamanashi" class="mw-redirect" title="Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi">Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi</a></li> <li>Camp Mercy, <a href="/wiki/Ginowan,_Okinawa" title="Ginowan, Okinawa">Ginowan, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Camp Moore, <a href="/wiki/Kawasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Kawasaki, Kanagawa">Kawasaki, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Camp Mower 34th Infantry, <a href="/wiki/Sasebo,_Nagasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasebo, Nagasaki">Sasebo, Nagasaki</a><sup id="cite_ref-A_Soldier_in_Kyushu_75-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Soldier_in_Kyushu-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Camp Nara, <a href="/wiki/Nara,_Nara" class="mw-redirect" title="Nara, Nara">Nara, Nara</a></li> <li>Camp Ojima, <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cta,_Gunma" title="Ōta, Gunma">Ōta, Gunma</a></li> <li>Camp Otsu, <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctsu" title="Ōtsu">Ōtsu</a>, Shiga</li> <li>Camp Palmer, <a href="/wiki/Funabashi,_Chiba" class="mw-redirect" title="Funabashi, Chiba">Funabashi, Chiba</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Camp_Palmer_Sign.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Camp_Palmer_Sign.jpg/220px-Camp_Palmer_Sign.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Camp_Palmer_Sign.jpg/330px-Camp_Palmer_Sign.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Camp_Palmer_Sign.jpg/440px-Camp_Palmer_Sign.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2075" data-file-height="1519" /></a><figcaption>Camp Palmer sign</figcaption></figure></li> <li><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BB%99%E5%8F%B0%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0" class="extiw" title="ja:仙台駐屯地">Camp Schimmelpfennig</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sendai" title="Sendai">Sendai, Miyagi</a></li> <li>Camp Stilwell, <a href="/wiki/Maebashi,_Gunma" class="mw-redirect" title="Maebashi, Gunma">Maebashi, Gunma</a></li> <li>Camp Weir, <a href="/wiki/Shinto,_Gunma" class="mw-redirect" title="Shinto, Gunma">Shinto, Gunma</a></li> <li>Camp Whittington, <a href="/wiki/Kumagaya,_Saitama" class="mw-redirect" title="Kumagaya, Saitama">Kumagaya, Saitama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Wood" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Wood">Camp Wood, 21st Infantry</a>, Kumamoto<sup id="cite_ref-A_Soldier_in_Kyushu_75-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Soldier_in_Kyushu-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Camp Younghans, <a href="/wiki/Higashine,_Yamagata" class="mw-redirect" title="Higashine, Yamagata">Higashine, Yamagata</a></li> <li>Chibana Army Annex (later, Chibana Site), <a href="/wiki/Okinawa,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Okinawa, Okinawa">Okinawa, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Chinen Army Annex (later, Chinen Site), <a href="/wiki/Chinen,_Okinawa" title="Chinen, Okinawa">Chinen, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Chuo Kogyo (later, Niikura Warehouse Area), <a href="/wiki/Wako,_Saitama" class="mw-redirect" title="Wako, Saitama">Wako, Saitama</a></li> <li>Deputy Division Engineer Office, <a href="/wiki/Urasoe,_Okinawa" title="Urasoe, Okinawa">Urasoe, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Division School Center, Kokura<sup id="cite_ref-A_Soldier_in_Kyushu_75-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Soldier_in_Kyushu-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Etchujima Warehouse, <a href="/wiki/Koto,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Koto, Tokyo">Koto</a>, Tokyo</li> <li><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%88%B9%E5%B2%A1%E9%A7%90%E5%B1%AF%E5%9C%B0" class="extiw" title="ja:船岡駐屯地">Funaoka Ammunition Depot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shibata,_Miyagi" title="Shibata, Miyagi">Shibata, Miyagi</a></li> <li>Hachinohe LST Barge Landing Area, <a href="/wiki/Hachinohe,_Aomori" class="mw-redirect" title="Hachinohe, Aomori">Hachinohe, Aomori</a></li> <li>Hakata Transportation Office, <a href="/wiki/Hakata-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Hakata-ku, Fukuoka">Hakata-ku, Fukuoka</a></li> <li>Hamby Auxiliary Airfield, <a href="/wiki/Chatan,_Okinawa" title="Chatan, Okinawa">Chatan, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Hosono Ammunition Depot, <a href="/wiki/Seika,_Kyoto" title="Seika, Kyoto">Seika</a>, Kyoto</li> <li>Iribaru (Nishihara) Army Annex, <a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Ishikawa Army Annex, <a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Japan Logistical Command (Yokohama Customs House), <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Jefferson Heights, <a href="/wiki/Chiyoda,_Tokyo" title="Chiyoda, Tokyo">Chiyoda</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Kanagawa Milk Plant, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Kashiji Army Annex, <a href="/wiki/Chatan,_Okinawa" title="Chatan, Okinawa">Chatan, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Kishine Barracks, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Kobe Pier No. 6, <a href="/wiki/Kobe,_Hyogo" class="mw-redirect" title="Kobe, Hyogo">Kobe, Hyogo</a></li> <li>Kobe Port Building, <a href="/wiki/Kobe,_Hyogo" class="mw-redirect" title="Kobe, Hyogo">Kobe, Hyogo</a></li> <li>Koza Radio Relay Annex (later, Koza Communication Site), <a href="/wiki/Okinawa,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Okinawa, Okinawa">Okinawa, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Kure Barge Landing Area, <a href="/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima" title="Kure, Hiroshima">Kure, Hiroshima</a></li> <li>Lincoln Center, <a href="/wiki/Chiyoda,_Tokyo" title="Chiyoda, Tokyo">Chiyoda</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Moji Port, <a href="/wiki/Moji-ku,_Kitakyushu" class="mw-redirect" title="Moji-ku, Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu, Fukuoka</a></li> <li>Nagoya Procurement (Purchasing and Contracting) Office, <a href="/wiki/Nagoya,_Aichi" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagoya, Aichi">Nagoya, Aichi</a></li> <li>Naha Army Annex (later, Naha Site), <a href="/wiki/Naha,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Naha, Okinawa">Naha, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Naha Service Center, <a href="/wiki/Naha,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Naha, Okinawa">Naha, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Namihira Army Annex, <a href="/wiki/Yomitan,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yomitan, Okinawa">Yomitan, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Negishi Racetrack Area, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Okinawa Regional Exchange Cold Storage (later, Naha Cold Storage), <a href="/wiki/Naha,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Naha, Okinawa">Naha, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Okinawa Regional Exchange Dry Storage Warehouse (later, Makiminato Warehouse), <a href="/wiki/Urasoe,_Okinawa" title="Urasoe, Okinawa">Urasoe, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Onna Point Army Annex (later, Onna Site), <a href="/wiki/Onna,_Okinawa" title="Onna, Okinawa">Onna, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Oppama Ordnance Depot, <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Kanagawa">Yokosuka, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Ota Koizumi Airfield (Patton Field Air Drop Range), <a href="/wiki/Oizumi,_Gunma" class="mw-redirect" title="Oizumi, Gunma">Oizumi, Gunma</a></li> <li>Palace Heights, <a href="/wiki/Chiyoda,_Tokyo" title="Chiyoda, Tokyo">Chiyoda</a>, Tokyo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichigaya" title="Ichigaya">Pershing Heights</a> (Headquarters, <a href="/wiki/Far_East_Command_(United_States)" title="Far East Command (United States)">U.S. Far East Command</a>/<a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Command" title="United Nations Command">United Nations Command</a>), <a href="/wiki/Shinjuku,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Shinjuku, Tokyo">Shinjuku</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Sakuradani Rifle Range, <a href="/wiki/Chikushino,_Fukuoka" title="Chikushino, Fukuoka">Chikushino, Fukuoka</a></li> <li>Sanno Hotel Officer's Quarter, <a href="/wiki/Chiyoda,_Tokyo" title="Chiyoda, Tokyo">Chiyoda</a>, Tokyo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Shikotsu" title="Lake Shikotsu">Shikotsuko Training Area</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chitose,_Hokkaido" title="Chitose, Hokkaido">Chitose, Hokkaido</a></li> <li>Shinzato Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Nanjo,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanjo, Okinawa">Nanjo, Okinawa</a></li> <li>South Ammunition Storage Annex (later, South Ammunition Storage Area), <a href="/wiki/Yaese,_Okinawa" title="Yaese, Okinawa">Yaese, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Sunabe Army Annex, <a href="/wiki/Chatan,_Okinawa" title="Chatan, Okinawa">Chatan, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Tana Ammunition Depot, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Tairagawa (Deragawa) Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Tengan Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Tokyo Army Hospital, <a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D,_Tokyo" title="Chūō, Tokyo">Chūō</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Tokyo Quartermaster Depot, <a href="/wiki/Minato,_Tokyo" title="Minato, Tokyo">Minato</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Tokyo Ordnance Depot (later, Camp Oji), <a href="/wiki/Kita,_Tokyo" title="Kita, Tokyo">Kita</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>U.S. Army Medical Center, <a href="/wiki/Sagamihara" title="Sagamihara">Sagamihara, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>U.S. Army Printing and Publication Center, Far East, <a href="/wiki/Kawasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Kawasaki, Kanagawa">Kawasaki, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>U.S. Army Procurement Agency, Japan, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama Center Pier (MSTS-FE), <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama Engineering Depot, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama Motor Command, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama Ordnance Depot, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama POL Depot, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama Servicemen Club, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama Signal Supply Depot, <a href="/wiki/Kawasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Kawasaki, Kanagawa">Kawasaki, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama Signal Maintenance Depot (JLC Air Strip), <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama South Pier, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yomitan Army Annex, <a href="/wiki/Yomitan,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yomitan, Okinawa">Yomitan, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Zama Rifle Range, <a href="/wiki/Sagamihara" title="Sagamihara">Sagamihara, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Zukeran Propagation Annex (later, Communication Site), <a href="/wiki/Chatan,_Okinawa" title="Chatan, Okinawa">Chatan, Okinawa</a></li></ul> <p><b>Navy:</b> </p> <ul><li>Haiki (Sasebo) Rifle Range, <a href="/wiki/Sasebo,_Nagasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasebo, Nagasaki">Sasebo, Nagasaki</a></li> <li>Inanba Shima Gunnery Firing Range, <a href="/wiki/Mikurajima,_Tokyo" title="Mikurajima, Tokyo">Mikurajima</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Kinugasa Ammunition Depot, <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Kanagawa">Yokosuka, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Koshiba POL Depot, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Ominato Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Ominato,_Aomori" class="mw-redirect" title="Ominato, Aomori">Ominato, Aomori</a></li> <li>Omura Rifle Range, <a href="/wiki/Omura,_Nagasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Omura, Nagasaki">Omura, Nagasaki</a></li> <li>Makiminato Service Area Annex, <a href="/wiki/Urasoe,_Okinawa" title="Urasoe, Okinawa">Urasoe, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Minamitorishima Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Ogasawara,_Tokyo" title="Ogasawara, Tokyo">Ogasawara</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Nagahama Rifle Range, <a href="/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima" title="Kure, Hiroshima">Kure, Hiroshima</a></li> <li>Nagai Dependent Housing Area (Admiralty Heights), <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Kanagawa">Yokosuka, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Nagiridani Dependent Housing Area, <a href="/wiki/Sasebo,_Nagasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasebo, Nagasaki">Sasebo, Nagasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naha_Air_Base" title="Naha Air Base">Naval Air Facility Naha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naha,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Naha, Okinawa">Naha, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Naval Air Facility Oppama, <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Kanagawa">Yokosuka, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Navy EM Club, Yokosuka, <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Kanagawa">Yokosuka, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Niigata Sekiya Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Chuo-ku,_Niigata" class="mw-redirect" title="Chuo-ku, Niigata">Chuo-ku, Niigata</a></li> <li>Shinyamashita Dependent Housing Area (Bayside Court), <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Sobe Communication Site (NSGA Hanza), <a href="/wiki/Yomitan,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yomitan, Okinawa">Yomitan, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Tokachibuto Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Urahoro,_Hokkaido" title="Urahoro, Hokkaido">Urahoro, Hokkaido</a></li> <li>Tomioka Storage Area, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Tsujido Maneuver Area, <a href="/wiki/Chigasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Chigasaki, Kanagawa">Chigasaki, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama Bakery, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama Beach (Honmoku) Dependent Housing Area, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama Chapel Center, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokohama Cold Storage, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yokosuka Naval Pier, <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Kanagawa">Yokosuka, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Yosami Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Kariya,_Aichi" title="Kariya, Aichi">Kariya, Aichi</a></li></ul> <p><b>Air Force:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashiya_Air_Field" title="Ashiya Air Field">Ashiya Air Base</a> (later, ATG Range), <a href="/wiki/Ashiya,_Fukuoka" title="Ashiya, Fukuoka">Ashiya, Fukuoka</a></li> <li>Asoiwayama Liaison Annex, <a href="/wiki/Tobetsu,_Hokkaido" class="mw-redirect" title="Tobetsu, Hokkaido">Tobetsu, Hokkaido</a></li> <li>Brady Air Base (later, Gannosu Air Station), <a href="/wiki/Higashi-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Higashi-ku, Fukuoka">Higashi-ku, Fukuoka</a></li> <li>Chiran Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Chiran,_Kagoshima" title="Chiran, Kagoshima">Chiran, Kagoshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitose_Air_Base" title="Chitose Air Base">Chitose Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chitose,_Hokkaido" title="Chitose, Hokkaido">Chitose, Hokkaido</a></li> <li>Daikanyama Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Yugawara,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yugawara, Kanagawa">Yugawara, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Fuchu Air Station (Headquarters, USFJ/<a href="/wiki/Fifth_Air_Force" title="Fifth Air Force">Fifth Air Force</a>, 1957–1974), <a href="/wiki/Fuchu,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Fuchu, Tokyo">Fuchu</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Funabashi Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Funabashi,_Chiba" class="mw-redirect" title="Funabashi, Chiba">Funabashi, Chiba</a></li> <li>Grant Heights Dependent Housing Area, <a href="/wiki/Nerima,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Nerima, Tokyo">Nerima</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Green Park Housing Annex, <a href="/wiki/Musashino,_Tokyo" title="Musashino, Tokyo">Musashino</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Hachinohe Small Arms Range, <a href="/wiki/Hachinohe,_Aomori" class="mw-redirect" title="Hachinohe, Aomori">Hachinohe, Aomori</a></li> <li>Hamura School Annex, <a href="/wiki/Hamura,_Tokyo" title="Hamura, Tokyo">Hamura</a>, Tokyo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haneda_Airport" title="Haneda Airport">Haneda Air Base</a> (later, Postal Service Annex), <a href="/wiki/Ota,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Ota, Tokyo">Ota</a>, Tokyo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yao_Airport" title="Yao Airport">Hanshin Auxiliary Airfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yao,_Osaka" title="Yao, Osaka">Yao</a>, Osaka</li> <li>Hirao Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Chuo-ku,_Fukuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Chuo-ku, Fukuoka">Chuo-ku, Fukuoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osaka_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Osaka International Airport">Itami Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Itami,_Hyogo" class="mw-redirect" title="Itami, Hyogo">Itami, Hyogo</a></li> <li>Itazuke Administration Annex (Kasugabaru DHA), <a href="/wiki/Kasuga,_Fukuoka" title="Kasuga, Fukuoka">Kasuga, Fukuoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Airport" title="Fukuoka Airport">Itazuke Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hakata-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Hakata-ku, Fukuoka">Hakata-ku, Fukuoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnson Air Base">Johnson Air Base</a> (later, Air Station, Family Housing Annex), <a href="/wiki/Iruma,_Saitama" title="Iruma, Saitama">Iruma, Saitama</a></li> <li>Kadena Dependent Housing Area, <a href="/wiki/Yomitan,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yomitan, Okinawa">Yomitan, Okinawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chofu_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Chofu Airport">Kanto Mura Dependent Housing Area and Auxiliary Airfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chofu,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Chofu, Tokyo">Chofu</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Kasatoriyama Radar Site, <a href="/wiki/Tsu,_Mie" title="Tsu, Mie">Tsu, Mie</a></li> <li>Kashiwa Communication Site (Camp Tomlinson), <a href="/wiki/Kashiwa,_Chiba" class="mw-redirect" title="Kashiwa, Chiba">Kashiwa, Chiba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Airfield" title="Nagoya Airfield">Komaki (Nagoya) Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Komaki,_Aichi" class="mw-redirect" title="Komaki, Aichi">Komaki, Aichi</a></li> <li>Kozoji Ammunition Depot, <a href="/wiki/Kasugai,_Aichi" title="Kasugai, Aichi">Kasugai, Aichi</a></li> <li>Kume Jima Air Station, <a href="/wiki/Kumejima,_Okinawa" title="Kumejima, Okinawa">Kumejima, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Kushimoto Radar Site, <a href="/wiki/Kushimoto,_Wakayama" title="Kushimoto, Wakayama">Kushimoto, Wakayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miho-Yonago_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Miho-Yonago Airport">Miho Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sakaiminato,_Tottori" title="Sakaiminato, Tottori">Sakaiminato, Tottori</a></li> <li>Mineoka Liaison Annex, <a href="/wiki/Minamiboso,_Chiba" class="mw-redirect" title="Minamiboso, Chiba">Minamiboso, Chiba</a></li> <li>Mito ATG Range, <a href="/wiki/Hitachinaka,_Ibaraki" title="Hitachinaka, Ibaraki">Hitachinaka, Ibaraki</a></li> <li>Miyako Jima Air Station, <a href="/wiki/Miyakojima,_Okinawa" title="Miyakojima, Okinawa">Miyakojima, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Miyako Jima VORTAC Site, <a href="/wiki/Miyakojima,_Okinawa" title="Miyakojima, Okinawa">Miyakojima, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Moriyama Air Station, <a href="/wiki/Nagoya,_Aichi" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagoya, Aichi">Nagoya, Aichi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naha_Air_Base" title="Naha Air Base">Naha Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naha,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Naha, Okinawa">Naha, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Naha Air Force/Navy Annex, <a href="/wiki/Naha,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Naha, Okinawa">Naha, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Najima Warehouse Area, <a href="/wiki/Higashi-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Higashi-ku, Fukuoka">Higashi-ku, Fukuoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niigata_Airport" title="Niigata Airport">Niigata Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Niigata,_Niigata" class="mw-redirect" title="Niigata, Niigata">Niigata, Niigata</a></li> <li>Ofuna Warehouse, <a href="/wiki/Yokohama,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama, Kanagawa">Yokohama, Kanagawa</a></li> <li>Oshima Communication Center, <a href="/wiki/Oshima,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Oshima, Tokyo">Oshima</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Rokko Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Kobe,_Hyogo" class="mw-redirect" title="Kobe, Hyogo">Kobe, Hyogo</a></li> <li>Senaha Communications Station, <a href="/wiki/Yomitan,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yomitan, Okinawa">Yomitan, Okinawa</a> (returned to the Japanese government in September 2006)</li> <li>Sendai Kunimi Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Sendai" title="Sendai">Sendai, Miyagi</a></li> <li>Showa (later, Akishima) Dependent Housing Area, <a href="/wiki/Akishima,_Tokyo" title="Akishima, Tokyo">Akishima</a>, Tokyo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shimofusa_Air_Base" title="Shimofusa Air Base">Shiroi Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kashiwa,_Chiba" class="mw-redirect" title="Kashiwa, Chiba">Kashiwa, Chiba</a></li> <li>Sunabe Warehouse, <a href="/wiki/Chatan,_Okinawa" title="Chatan, Okinawa">Chatan, Okinawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tachikawa_Airfield" title="Tachikawa Airfield">Tachikawa Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tachikawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Tachikawa">Tachikawa</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Tokyo Communication Site (<a href="/wiki/Nippon_Telegraph_and_Telephone" title="Nippon Telegraph and Telephone">NTTPC</a> Central Telephone Exchange), <a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D,_Tokyo" title="Chūō, Tokyo">Chūō</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Wajima Liaison Annex, <a href="/wiki/Wajima,_Ishikawa" title="Wajima, Ishikawa">Wajima, Ishikawa</a></li> <li>Wajiro Water Supply Site, <a href="/wiki/Higashi-ku,_Fukuoka" title="Higashi-ku, Fukuoka">Higashi-ku, Fukuoka</a></li> <li>Wakkanai Air Station, <a href="/wiki/Wakkanai,_Hokkaido" class="mw-redirect" title="Wakkanai, Hokkaido">Wakkanai, Hokkaido</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Heights_(Tokyo)" title="Washington Heights (Tokyo)">Washington Heights Dependent Housing Area</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shibuya,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Shibuya, Tokyo">Shibuya</a>, Tokyo</li> <li>Yamada Ammunition Depot, <a href="/wiki/Kokurakita-ku,_Kitakyushu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu, Fukuoka</a></li> <li>Yokawame Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Misawa,_Aomori" title="Misawa, Aomori">Misawa, Aomori</a></li> <li>Yozadake Air Station, <a href="/wiki/Itoman,_Okinawa" title="Itoman, Okinawa">Itoman, Okinawa</a></li></ul> <p><b>Marines:</b> </p> <ul><li>Aha Training Area, <a href="/wiki/Kunigami,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami, Okinawa">Kunigami, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Camp Gifu, <a href="/wiki/Kakamigahara,_Gifu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kakamigahara, Gifu">Kakamigahara, Gifu</a></li> <li>Camp Hauge, <a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Camp Okubo, <a href="/wiki/Uji,_Kyoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Uji, Kyoto">Uji</a>, Kyoto</li> <li>Camp Shinodayama, <a href="/wiki/Izumi,_Osaka" title="Izumi, Osaka">Izumi</a>, Osaka</li> <li>Gimbaru Training Area, <a href="/wiki/Kin,_Okinawa" title="Kin, Okinawa">Kin, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Ihajo Kanko Hotel, <a href="/wiki/Uruma,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruma, Okinawa">Uruma, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Makiminato Housing Area, <a href="/wiki/Naha,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Naha, Okinawa">Naha, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Onna Communication Site, <a href="/wiki/Onna,_Okinawa" title="Onna, Okinawa">Onna, Okinawa</a></li> <li>Awase Golf Course, <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa Prefecture</a> (returned to the Japanese government in April 2010)</li> <li>Yaka Rest Center, <a href="/wiki/Kin,_Okinawa" title="Kin, Okinawa">Kin, Okinawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yomitan_Auxiliary_Airfield" title="Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield">Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yomitan,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yomitan, Okinawa">Yomitan, Okinawa</a> (returned to the Japanese government in 2006, parachute drop training ended in March 2001)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_Japan&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a 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