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Joint Operations Command (Japan)
The is the Japanese joint operational command that reports to the Ministry of Defense (Japan), Japanese Ministry of Defense (JMOD) in Ichigaya, Tokyo. It is in charge of commanding the branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, Japanese Self-Defense Forces. History The earliest idea of creating a joint operations command in the JSDF started in 2006 when Kazuki Yano of the Maritime Staff Office said that with a Joint Staff Office created, a joint headquarters was needed for a unified system.ミリタリー・レポート編集部 (編集) 『「自衛隊 元最高幹部たちの告白」現役時代には語れなかった国防の真実【上巻】』（ダイレクト出版）pp. 161-162 The JSO was made the de facto joint operational headquarters and plans for a separate joint operations command were not pursued. Recommendations to establish the JJOC was mentioned as early as 2022 when the Defense Buildup Plan (DBP) paper was released, which called for the suggestion of a creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Defense (Japan)
The is an executive department of the Government of Japan responsible for preserving the peace and independence of Japan, and maintaining the country's national security and the Japan Self-Defense Forces. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Defense, and is the largest ministry in the Japanese government. The ministry is headquartered in Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo, and is required by Article 66 of the Constitution to be completely subordinate to civilian authority. Its head has the rank of Minister of State. He is assisted by two vice ministers, one parliamentary and one administrative; and the internal bureaus. The highest figure in the command structure is the Prime Minister, who is responsible directly to the National Diet. The MOD, alongside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, work on crafting Japanese security policy. In a national emergency, the Prime Minister is authorized to order the various components of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) into action, subjec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Operations Group
The is a Japan Air and Space Self-Defense Force unit based at Fuchu Air Base in Fuchu, Tokyo. It is responsible for the JASDF's space domain awareness capability, integrating surveillance data from a sensor near Sanyo-Onoda in Yamaguchi Prefecture, along with data supplied by JAXA and the United States Space Force. The unit also conducts satellite navigation and satellite communications for other military units. History The former Space Operations Squadron was established in 18 May 2020 in a ceremony held by the Japanese Ministry of Defense with 20 JASDF personnel. , the SOS have around 150 personnel. In FY 2020, the 2nd Space Operations Squadron was set up at Hōfu Air Field. On March 17, 2022, the Space Operations Group was established with 150 airmen. The "Space Operations Command Center Operation Squadron" was established on March 18, 2022 with 30 airmen. On March 16, 2023, the Space Operations Squadron was reorganized into the 1st Space Operations Squadron. The Space S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Hegseth
Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American author, former television presenter, and former Army National Guard officer who has served as the 29th United States secretary of defense since 2025. Hegseth studied politics at Princeton University, where he published for ''The Princeton Tory'', a conservative student newspaper. In 2003, he was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Minnesota Army National Guard, for which he served at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Hegseth worked for several organizations after leaving Iraq, including as an executive director at Vets For Freedom, Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America. He became a contributor for Fox News in 2014. Hegseth served as an advisor to President Donald Trump after initially supporting Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign, his campaign in 2016. From 2017 to 2024, he was a co-host of ''Fox & Friends Weekend''. He has written several books, including ''America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Forces Korea
The United States Forces Korea (USFK) is a Unified Combatant Command#Subordinate Unified Command, sub-unified command of United States Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). USFK was initially established in 1957, and encompasses U.S. combat-ready fighting forces and components under the ROK/US Combined Forces Command (CFC) – a supreme command for all of the South Korean and U.S. ground, air, sea and special operations component commands. Major USFK elements include Eighth United States Army, U.S. Eighth Army (EUSA), U.S. Air Forces Korea (Seventh Air Force), United States Naval Forces Korea, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK), United States Marine Corps Forces, Korea, U.S. Marine Forces Korea (MARFORK) and U.S. Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR). The mission of USFK is to support the United Nations Command (UNC) and Combined Forces Command by coordinating and planning among U.S. component commands, and exercise operational control of U.S. forces as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities by GDP, sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, trailing behind New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Tokyo Area, Tokyo, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Paris metropolitan area, Paris, and London metropolitan area, London, and hosts more than half of South Korea's population. Although Seoul's population peaked at over 10 million, it has gradually decreased since 2014, standing at about 9.6 million residents as of 2024. Seoul is the seat of the Government of South Korea, South Korean government. Seoul's history traces back to 18 BC when it was founded by the people of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. During the Joseon dynasty, Seoul was officially designated as the capital, surrounded by the Fortress Wall of Seoul. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. As a symbol of the United States Armed Forces, U.S. military, the phrase ''The Pentagon'' is often used as a metonym for the Department of Defense and its leadership. The building was designed by American architect George Bergstrom and built by contractor John McShain. Ground was broken on 11 September 1941, and the building was dedicated on 15 January 1943. General Brehon Somervell provided the major impetus to gain Congressional approval for the project. Colonel Leslie Groves was responsible for overseeing the project for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which supervised it. The Pentagon is List of largest office buildings, the world's second-largest office building, with about of floor space, of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gen Nakatani
is a Japanese politician who was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (now Japan Ministry of Defense) in the first cabinet of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in 2001-2002 and was appointed the Minister of Defense by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014. Nakatani was again named to the position of Minister of Defense for the cabinet of Shigeru Ishiba in 2024. Early life and education Nakatani was born in Kōchi and attended the National Defense Academy of Japan. He served for four years as a commissioned officer in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (20th Infantry Regiment and Airborne Training Unit). Political career Nakatani first ran for elected office as a Liberal Democratic Party candidate in the 1990 general election and won one of five seats representing Kōchi Prefecture, and held this seat in the 1993 general election. Following electoral reform in 1994 that divided Kōchi into three single-member districts, he successfully contested the Kō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
The , , also referred to as the Japanese Air Force, is the Aerial warfare, air and space warfare, space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace, other air and space operations, cyberwarfare and electronic warfare. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining a network of ground and air early-warning radar systems. The branch also has an aerobatic team known as Blue Impulse and has provided air transport in United Nations, UN peacekeeping missions. The JASDF had an estimated 49,913 personnel as of 2018, and as of 2023 operates about 712 aircraft, approximately 321 of them being fighter aircraft. The service will be renamed in 2027 to the , in recognition of the increasing importance of the space domain. History Japan did not have a separate air force before and during World War II. Aviation operations were carried out by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service and the Imperial Japanese Navy Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Noto Earthquake
On 1 January 2024, at 16:10 Japan Standard Time, JST (07:10 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC), a 7.6 (7.5) earthquake struck north-northeast of Suzu, Ishikawa, Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The Fault (geology)#Dip-slip faults, reverse-faulting shock achieved a maximum Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale, JMA seismic intensity of ''Shindo 7'' and Modified Mercalli intensity scale, Modified Mercalli intensity of X–XI (''Extreme''). The shaking and accompanying tsunami caused widespread destruction on the Noto Peninsula, particularly in the towns of Suzu, Ishikawa, Suzu, Wajima, Ishikawa, Wajima, Noto, Ishikawa, Noto and Anamizu. Damage was also recorded in Toyama Prefecture, Toyama and Niigata Prefecture, Niigata prefectures. There were 607 deaths confirmed and two people remain missing. Over 580 fatalities occurred in Ishikawa, six in Niigata and five more in Toyama. The mainshock also injured over 1,300 people and damaged 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken'ichirō Nagumo
General (2 October 1965) is a Japanese military general who serves as the incumbent Joint Operations Commander since March 2025. Biography Nagumo was born in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture. In 1989, he graduated from the National Defense Academy and joined the Air Self-Defense Force. After joining the Air Self-Defense Force, he served as an F-15 fighter pilot and was responsible for airspace anti-airspace incursion measures. On August 25, 2020, he was promoted to the rank of General and appointed Commander of the Western Air Defense Force. March 30, 2023, he was appointed the Deputy Chief of Staff, Joint Staff. On February 15, 2024, the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Yoshihide Yoshida was hospitalized due to overwork, so Nagumo took over his position. At a cabinet meeting held on March 11, 2025, it was decided to appoint Nagumo as the first commander of the Joint Operations Command, effective March 24. Personal * His grandfather is Major General Shin'ichirō Nagumo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshihide Yoshida
General officer, General (30 October 1962) is a Japanese military general who serves as the incumbent Chief of Staff, Joint Staff since March 2023. General Yoshida previously served as Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Chief of the Ground Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force from March 2021 to March 2023, and is the first person to become a General Officer in the Japan Self-Defense Forces, JSDF that did not graduate from the National Defense Academy of Japan, National Defense Academy in over 30 years. Early life and education Yoshihide Yoshida was born on 30 October 1962 in Tokyo. As a child, he was known for his gentle looks and stubborn nature. Yoshida was raised in Tokyo, but often moved in his teen years due to his father's job. Yoshida completed his high school education at the Junior and Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba, Komaba Junior and Senior High School, also known as Tsukukoma, and later went to the University of Tokyo, where he studied and comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
