Mission

Acts as Navy representative and coordinator in our area of responsibility, executes shore installation management, and promotes operability and conducts liaison with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.

Area of Responsibility

The Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Japan area of responsibility extends from the southern tip of the Kamchatka peninsula to the northern tip of Taiwan. It includes the Sea of Japan, a portion of the Philippine Sea, part of the northern Pacific, and the British Territory of Diego Garcia but not the Korean Peninsula.