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ABOUT SPACE FORCES-JAPAN

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The U.S. Space Force activated its sixth service component, United States Space Forces – Japan (USSPACEFOR-JPN) at Yokota Air Base, Japan, 4 December 2024. USSPACEFOR-JPN presents forces and space expertise under U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific (HQ USSPACEFOR-INDOPAC) in direct support of U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ).

U.S. Space Forces–Japan ensures space forces can plan, integrate, coordinate, and execute efforts in Japan on behalf of USSPACEFOR-INDOPAC to best support U.S. partnership agreements with Japan, deepen integration with Japanese space counterparts, and meet dynamic regional challenges to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

The establishment of USSPACEFOR-JPN reinforces defense leaders’ commitments at the July 2024 Security Consultive Committee “2+2” to strengthen bilateral coordination on cross-domain operations, including cyber, space, and electromagnetic warfare (EW), recognizing the importance of all these domains to future concepts of deterrence and response capabilities, strengthening the alliance in a critical growth area for Japan.

 

U.S. Space Forces Japan News

  • SSC ignites STEM innovation and education at Yokota

    Nicole Tibbets, Space Systems Command STEM executive lead, performs a demonstration during the SSC STEM outreach program for students at Yokota West Elementary School at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 15, 2025. The SSC STEM outreach programs foster early interest by helping prepare future generations

  • Space Systems Command, Japan launch first bilateral space effort

    A U.S. space domain awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 successfully launched on a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Feb. 2.

  • U.S. Space Force Leaders Engage With Allies in Japan

    The commander of U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific engaged with several Japan Air Self-Defense Force officials during a series of meetings at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, the Ministry of Defense, and the JASDF Space Operations Group, Dec. 2, 2024.

U.S. SPACE FORCES-JAPAN INFORMATION