United States Army, Japan
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United States Army, Japan (USARJ) consists of about 2,000 soldiers and is charged, during peacetime, with operating port facilities and a series of logistics installations throughout Honshū
and Okinawa. USARJ participates actively with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
in bilateral training exercises and the development of bilateral plans. It commands and supports United States Army
assigned units, attached units, and augmentation forces and employs these forces in support of the commander. USARJ maintains and strengthens the credibility of deterrent power in the Pacific through maintenance of defense facilities, war reserves and operational project stocks. USARJ, along with the 9th Theater Support Command, is headquartered at Camp Zama
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United States Army, Japan consists of:
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
and Okinawa. USARJ participates actively with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
The , or JGSDF, is the army of Japan. The largest of the three services of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the Ground Self-Defense Force operates under the command of the chief of the ground staff, based in the city of Ichigaya, Tokyo. The present chief of ground staff is General Yoshifumi Hibako...
in bilateral training exercises and the development of bilateral plans. It commands and supports United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
assigned units, attached units, and augmentation forces and employs these forces in support of the commander. USARJ maintains and strengthens the credibility of deterrent power in the Pacific through maintenance of defense facilities, war reserves and operational project stocks. USARJ, along with the 9th Theater Support Command, is headquartered at Camp Zama
Camp Zama
is a United States Army post located in the cities of Zama and Sagamihara, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about southwest of Tokyo.Camp Zama is home to the U.S. Army Japan /I Corps , the U.S. Army Japan Aviation Detachment "Ninjas" , the 500th Military Intelligence Brigade, the Japan Engineer...
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United States Army, Japan consists of:
- U.S. Army Garrison, Japan
- 9th Theater Support Command, Camp Zama, Japan (the former IX Corps)
- 10th Area Support Group, Okinawa, Japan
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District
- U.S. Army Garrison, Japan, Band