The head of U.S. Forces Japan, Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, speaks during the Joint Operations Command activation ...

During a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 30, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense ...

Japan activated its Japan Self-Defense Force Joint Operations Command (JJOC) Monday, allowing its military to better conduct ...

The Defense Ministry established the Joint Operations Command on March 24 to unify command of Japan’s Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces. Its primary goals are to accelerate initial ...

This new joint operations command is set to be launched on March 24 at the Defense Ministry’s headquarters in Tokyo with a staff of about 240 personnel, a spokesperson at Japan’s Joint Staff ...

Japan put the branches of its military under a single operational command, taking a step the US, China and other nations have ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government established a new joint operations command Monday to oversee the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, aiming to ensure readiness and greater ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan launched a new joint command structure for the country’s armed forces Monday that is designed to address decades of inter-service rivalries and communications failures.

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)--The Joint Operations Command at the Self-Defense Forces that directs the operations of the Ground, Maritime and Air SDFs in an integrated manner was launched on Monday.

Lt. Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, right, the first commander of the Joint Operations Command, holds a corps flag conferred by Defense Minister Gen Nakatani during a ceremony marking the completion of the ...