United States Forces Japan

The United States Forces Japan, or USFJ (在日米軍) refers to the various divisions of the United States Armed Forces that are stationed in Japan. Under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, the United States is obliged to defend Japan in close cooperation with the Japan Self-Defense Forces for maritime defense, ballistic missile defense, domestic air control, communications security (COMSEC), and disaster response operations.

History
After the Japanese surrender in World War II, the United States Armed Forces assumed administrative authority in Japan. The Japanese Imperial Army and Navy were decommissioned, and the US Armed Forces took control of their military bases. The allied countries planned to demilitarize Japan, and the U.S. imposed the Constitution of Japan with a no-armed-force clause in 1947.

After the Korean War began in 1950, Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers in Japan, ordered the Japanese government to establish the paramilitary "National Police Reserve," which was later developed into the Japan Self-Defense Forces.

In 1951 the Treaty of San Francisco was signed by the allied countries and Japan, which restored its formal sovereignty. At the same time, the U.S. and Japan signed the Japan-America Security Alliance. By this treaty, the USFJ are legally responsible for the defense of Japan. In return for this, the Japanese government offered military bases, funds and various interests specified in the Status of Forces Agreement. At the expiration of the treaty, the United States and Japan signed the new Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan. The status of the United States Forces Japan was defined in the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement. This treaty is still in effect, and it forms the basis of Japan's foreign policy.

In the Vietnam War, the USFJ military bases in Japan, especially those in Okinawa, were used as important strategic and logistic bases. In 1970, Koza riot occurred against the US military presence in Okinawa. The USAF strategic bombers were deployed in the bases in Okinawa, which was still administered by the U.S. government. Before the 1972 reversion of the island to Japanese administration, it has been speculated but never confirmed that up to 1,200 nuclear weapons may have been stored at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa in the 1960s.

, there are 35,688 U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan and another 5,500 American civilians employed there by the United States Department of Defense. The United States Seventh Fleet is based in Yokosuka. The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) is based in Okinawa. 130 USAF fighters are stationed in the Misawa Air Base and Kadena Air Base.
 * Army: 2,541
 * Navy: 3,740
 * Air Force: 12,398
 * Marines: 17,009
 * Total: 35,688

The Japanese government paid ¥217 billion (US$ 2.0 billion) in 2007 as annual host-nation support called Omoiyari Yosan (思いやり予算).

The U.S. government employs over 8,000 Master Labor Contract (MLC)/Indirect Hire Agreement (IHA) workers on Okinawa (per the Labor Management Organization) not including Okinawan contract workers.

Immediately after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, 9,720 dependents of United States military and government civilian employees in Japan evacuated the country, mainly to the United States.

While the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma still remains unresolved as of April 2012, the United States of America and Japan reached in April 2012 a troop redeployment agreement which might make room for a new Futenma agreement according to Al Jazeera's Asia-Pacific correspondent Harry Fawcett. Under the terms of the new U.S.-Japan agreement 5.000 U.S. Marines will be relocated to Guam and 4.000 U.S. Marines to other Pacific locations such as Hawaii or Australia, while some 10.000 Marines will remain on Okinawa. No timetable for the Marines redeployment has been announced, but the Washington Post reported that U.S. Marines would leave Futenma as soon as suitable facilities on Guam and elsewhere are ready. The relocation move is expected to cost 8.6 billion US Dollars and includes a $3.1bn cash commitment from Japan for the move to Guam as well as for developing joint training ranges on Guam and on Tinian and Pagan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Certain parcels of land on Okinawa which are presently used by the American military shall be returned to Japanese control via a phased return process according to the agreement.

Exercise participation
The scope and frequency of U.S. Forces Japan participation in major exercises has been in decline since the late 1990s. This is largely attributable to the DoD combatant command reorganizations that took place in the years following the terror attacks of September 11. United States Pacific Command (US PACOM), the parent command of U.S. Forces Japan, has taken on larger and broader roles during exercises in Japan, particularly in those exercises on mainland Japan.

Of note is the Keen X series of exercises, which includes Keen Edge, Keen Sword, and Keen Blade. Keen Blade exercises no longer exist due to funding limitations, but Keen Edge (a biannual command post exercise) and Keen Sword (a biannual field exercise) still do take place, albeit at significantly reduced levels from years past. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw the high-water marks for these exercises. According to the Federation of American Scientists, US PACOM will likely assume control of all Keen X exercises by 2009.

U.S. Forces Japan has no control or authority over subordinate command exercises beyond manipulation of Force Protection Condition levels, which is the only area of tactical control residing with U.S. Forces Japan. Current fiscal realities and the declining role of U.S. Forces Japan as a center of gravity for U.S. military policy in Japan may guide future leaders to question a continued need for the organization.

Controversy
While 73.4% of Japanese citizens appreciate the mutual security treaty with the U.S. and the presence of the USFJ, a portion of the population demand a reduction in the number of U.S. military bases in the region.

In May 2010, a survey of the Okinawan people conducted by Mainichi shimbun and Ryukyu shimpo, found that 71% of Okinawans surveyed thought that the presence of Marines on Okinawa was not necessary. 15% said it was necessary. Asked what they thought about 74% of United States Forces Japan bases being concentrated in Okinawa, 50% said that the number should be reduced, 41% said that the bases should be removed. Asked about the US-Japan security treaty, 55% said it should be changed to a peace treaty, 14% said it should be abolished and 7% said it should be maintained.

Many of the bases, such as Yokota Air Base, Naval Air Facility Atsugi and Kadena Air Base, are located in the vicinity of residential districts, and local citizens have complained about excessive aircraft noise as well as various crimes perpetrated against local civilians.

From 1952 to 2004, there were approximately 200,000 accidents and crimes involving U.S. troops, in which 1,076 Japanese civilians died. Over 90% of the incidents were vehicle or traffic related. According to the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement U.S. personnel have partial extraterritorial right, so in most cases suspects were not arrested by Japanese authorities.

On February 12, 2008, the National Police Agency (of Japan) or NPA, released its annual criminal statistics that included activity within the Okinawan prefecture. These findings held American soldiers responsible for 53 crimes per 10,000 U.S. male servicemen, while Okinawan males held a crime rate of 366 crimes per 10,000. The crime rate found a U.S. servicemen in Okinawa to be 86% less likely to commit a crime than that of an Okinawan male.

Controversy over Sexual Crimes
Beginning of occupation of Japan, U.S. soldiers played in Special Comfort Facility Association. Japanese government recruited 55,000 patriot women to sacrifice themselves for protecting the chastity of Japanese women. Then the Association was closed by Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. However, John Dower, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, clarifys U.S. troops committed multiple rapes of Japanese women during the occupation and that press censorship muted reporting of these crimes.

In 1995, the abduction and rape of a 12-year-old Okinawan schoolgirl by two U.S. Marines and one U.S. sailor led to demands for the removal of all U.S. military bases in Japan. Other controversial incidents include helicopter crashes, the Girard incident, the Michael Brown Okinawa assault incident, the death of Kinjo family and the death of Yuki Uema. In February 2008, a 38-year-old U.S. Marine based on Okinawa was arrested in connection with the reported rape of a 14-year-old Okinawan girl. This triggered waves of protest against American military presence in Okinawa and led to tight restrictions on off-base activities. Although the accuser withdrew her charges the U.S. military court-martialed the suspect and sentenced him to 4 years in prison under the stricter rules of the military justice system. U.S. Forces Japan designated February 22 as a Day of Reflection for all U.S. military facilities in Japan, setting up a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Task Force in an effort to prevent similar incidents. In November 2009, Staff Sgt. Clyde "Drew" Gunn, a U.S. Army Soldier stationed at Torii Station was involved in a hit-and-run accident of a pedestrian in Yomitan Village on Okinawa. Later, in April 2010, the soldier was charged with failing to render aid and vehicular manslaughter. Staff Sgt. Gunn, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was eventually sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in jail on October 15, 2010. In 2013, 2 U.S. Military Personnel Seaman Christopher Browning, of Athens, Texas, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Skyler Dozierwalker, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, were found guilty by the Naha District Court of raping and robbing a woman in her 20s in a parking lot in October. Both admitted committing the crime. The case outraged many Okinawans, who have long complained of military-related crime on their island, which hosts thousands of U.S. troops. It also sparked tougher restrictions for all 50,000 U.S. military personnel in Japan, including a curfew and drinking restrictions.

On 13 May 2013, Toru Hashimoto, co-leader of the Japan Restoration Association said to a senior American military official at the Marine Corps base in Okinawa “We can’t control the sexual energy of these brave marines.” and told United States soldiers should make more use of the local adult entertainment industry to reduce sexual crimes against local women. Hashimoto also told the necessity of former Japanese Army comfort women and other countries military prostitute existence.

Controversy over Osprey deployment in Okinawa
On October 1, 2012, six MV-22 Ospreys were transferred to the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa despite the local residents protests. Okinawa residents are fearful of the aircraft for its uncertain safety issues over the accidents in Morocco and in Florida, both of which resulted in human casualties. Meanwhile Japanese Defence Minister Satoshi Morimoto explained the Osprey aircraft is safe adding that those two accidents were 'caused by human factors'. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda also stated that the Japanese government was convinced of the MV-22's safety. Despite such placation by the Japanese Government, Okinawa residents continued to protest over the disputed deployment. 'About 300 residents and mayors in Okinawa Prefecture blocked a gate of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan' on Oct 1st according to The Daily Yomiuri.

List of current facilities


The USFJ headquarters is at Yokota Air Base, about 30 km west of central Tokyo.

The U.S. military installations in Japan and their managing branches are as follows:
 * Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefectures. (Although these camps are dispersed throughout Okinawa and the rest of Japan they are all under the heading of Camp Smedley D. Butler):
 * Camp McTureous, Okinawa Prefecture
 * Camp Courtney, Okinawa Prefecture
 * Camp Foster, Okinawa Prefecture
 * Camp Kinser, Okinawa Prefecture
 * Camp Hansen, Okinawa Prefecture
 * Camp Schwab, Okinawa Prefecture
 * Camp Gonsalves (Jungle Warfare Training Center), Okinawa Prefecture
 * Kin Blue Beach Training Area, Okinawa Prefecture
 * Kin Red Beach Training Area, Okinawa Prefecture
 * Higashionna Ammunition Storage Point II
 * Henoko Ordnance Ammunition Depot
 * Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa Prefecture (return after the MCAS Futenma relocates to Camp Schwab)
 * Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
 * Camp Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture
 * Numazu Training Area, Shizuoka Prefecture
 * Ie Jima Auxiliary Airfield, Okinawa Prefecture
 * Tsuken Jima Training Area, Okinawa Prefecture

'''JSDF-USFJ Joint Use Facilities and Areas

Temporary use facilities and areas are as follows:

In Okinawa, U.S. military installations occupy about 10.4 percent of the total land usage. Approximately 74.7 percent of all the U.S. military facilities in Japan are located on the island of Okinawa.

List of former facilities
The United States has returned some facilities to Japanese control. Some are used as military bases of the JSDF; others have become civilian airports or government offices; many are factories, office buildings or resential developments in the private sector. Due to the Special Actions Committee on Okinawa, more land in Okinawa is in the process of being returned. These areas include—Camp Kuwae [also known as Camp Lester], MCAS Futenma, areas within Camp Zukeran [also known as Camp Foster], about 9900 acre of the Northern Training Area, Aha Training Area, Gimbaru Training Area (also known as Camp Gonsalves), small portion of the Makiminato Service Area (also known as Camp Kinser), and Naha Port.

Army:
 * Army Composite Service Group Area (later, Chinen Service Area), Nanjo, Okinawa
 * Army STRATCOM Warehouse (later, Urasoe Warehouse), Urasoe, Okinawa
 * Bluff Area (later, Yamate Dependent Housing Area), Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Bolo Point Auxiliary Airfield (later, Trainfire Range), Yomitan, Okinawa
 * Bolo Point Army Annex, Yomitan, Okinawa
 * Camp Bender, Ota, Gunma
 * Camp Boone, Ginowan, Okinawa
 * Camp Burness, Chuo, Tokyo
 * Camp Chickamauga, 19th Infantry, Beppu, Oita
 * Camp Chigasaki, Chigasaki, Kanagawa
 * Camp Chitose Annex (Chitose I, II), Chitose, Hokkaido
 * Camp Coe, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Camp Crawford, Sapporo, Hokkaido
 * Camp Drake, Asaka, Saitama
 * Camp Drew, Oizumi, Gunma
 * Camp Eta Jima, Etajima, Hiroshima
 * Camp Fowler, Sendai, Miyagi
 * Camp Fuchinobe (Office Japan, NSAPACREP), Sagamihara, Kanagawa
 * Camp Hakata, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
 * Camp Hardy, Ginoza, Okinawa
 * Camp Haugen, Hachinohe, Aomori
 * Camp Katakai, Kujukuri, Chiba
 * Camp King (later, Omiya Ordnance Sub Depot), Omiya, Saitama
 * Camp Kokura, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
 * Camp Kubasaki (later, Kubasaki School Area), [Nakagusuku, Okinawa]
 * Camp Loper, Tagajo, Miyagi
 * Camp McGill, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
 * Camp McNair, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
 * Camp Mercy, Ginowan, Okinawa
 * Camp Moore, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
 * Camp Mower 34th Infantry, Sasebo, Nagasaki
 * Camp Nara, Nara, Nara
 * Camp Ojima, Ota, Gunma
 * Camp Otsu, Otsu, Shiga
 * Camp Palmer, Funabashi, Chiba
 * Camp Schimmelpfennig, Sendai, Miyagi
 * Camp Stilwell, Maebashi, Gunma
 * Camp Weir, Shinto, Gunma
 * Camp Whittington, Kumagaya, Saitama
 * Camp Wood, 21st Infantry, Kumamoto
 * Camp Younghans, Higashine, Yamagata
 * Chibana Army Annex (later, Chibana Site), Okinawa, Okinawa
 * Chinen Army Annex (later, Chinen Site), Chinen, Okinawa
 * Chuo Kogyo (later, Niikura Warehouse Area), Wako, Saitama
 * Deputy Division Engineer Office, Urasoe, Okinawa
 * Division School Center, Kokura
 * Etchujima Warehouse, Koto, Tokyo
 * Funaoka Ammunition Depot, Shibata, Miyagi
 * Hachinohe LST Barge Landing Area, Hachinohe, Aomori
 * Hakata Transportation Office, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
 * Hamby Auxiliary Airfield, Chatan, Okinawa
 * Hosono Ammunition Depot, Seika, Kyoto
 * Iribaru (Nishihara) Army Annex, Uruma, Okinawa
 * Ishikawa Army Annex, Uruma, Okinawa
 * Japan Logistical Command (Yokohama Customs House), Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Jefferson Heights, Chiyoda, Tokyo
 * Kanagawa Milk Plant, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Kashiji Army Annex, Chatan, Okinawa
 * Kishine Barracks, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Kobe Pier No. 6, Kobe, Hyogo
 * Kobe Port Building, Kobe, Hyogo
 * Koza Radio Relay Annex (later, Koza Communication Site), Okinawa, Okinawa
 * Kure Barge Landing Area, Kure, Hiroshima
 * Lincoln Center, Chiyoda, Tokyo
 * Moji Port, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
 * Nagoya Procurement (Purchasing and Contracting) Office, Nagoya, Aichi
 * Naha Army Annex (later, Naha Site), Naha, Okinawa
 * Naha Service Center, Naha, Okinawa
 * Namihira Army Annex, Yomitan, Okinawa
 * Negishi Racetrack Area, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Okinawa Regional Exchange Cold Storage (later, Naha Cold Storage), Naha, Okinawa
 * Okinawa Regional Exchange Dry Storage Warehouse (later, Makiminato Warehouse), Urasoe, Okinawa
 * Onna Point Army Annex (later, Onna Site), Onna, Okinawa
 * Oppama Ordnance Depot, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
 * Ota Koizumi Airfield (Patton Field Air Drop Range), Oizumi, Gunma
 * Palace Heights, Chiyoda, Tokyo
 * Pershing Heights (Headquarters, U.S. Far East Command/United Nations Command), Shinjuku, Tokyo
 * Sakuradani Rifle Range, Chikushino, Fukuoka
 * Sanno Hotel Officer's Quarter, Chiyoda, Tokyo
 * Shikotsuko Training Area, Chitose, Hokkaido
 * Shinzato Communication Site, Nanjo, Okinawa
 * South Ammunition Storage Annex (later, South Ammunition Storage Area), Yaese, Okinawa
 * Sunabe Army Annex, Chatan, Okinawa
 * Tana Ammunition Depot, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Tairagawa (Deragawa) Communication Site, Uruma, Okinawa
 * Tengan Communication Site, Uruma, Okinawa
 * Tokyo Army Hospital, Chuo, Tokyo
 * Tokyo Quartermaster Depot, Minato, Tokyo
 * Tokyo Ordnance Depot (later, Camp Oji), Kita, Tokyo
 * U.S. Army Medical Center, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
 * U.S. Army Printing and Publication Center, Far East, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
 * U.S. Army Procurement Agency, Japan, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama Center Pier (MSTS-FE), Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama Engineering Depot, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama Motor Command, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama Ordnance Depot, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama POL Depot, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama Servicemen Club, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama Signal Supply Depot, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama Signal Maintenance Depot (JLC Air Strip), Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama South Pier, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yomitan Army Annex, Yomitan, Okinawa
 * Zama Rifle Range, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
 * Zukeran Propagation Annex (later, Communication Site), Chatan, Okinawa

Navy:
 * Haiki (Sasebo) Rifle Range, Sasebo, Nagasaki
 * Inanba Shima Gunnery Firing Range, Mikurajima, Tokyo
 * Kinugasa Ammunition Depot, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
 * Koshiba POL Depot, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Ominato Communication Site, Ominato, Aomori
 * Omura Rifle Range, Omura, Nagasaki
 * Makiminato Service Area Annex, Urasoe, Okinawa
 * Minamitorishima Communication Site, Ogasawara, Tokyo
 * Nagahama Rifle Range, Kure, Hiroshima
 * Nagai Dependent Housing Area (Admiralty Heights), Yokosuka, Kanagawa
 * Nagiridani Dependent Housing Area, Sasebo, Nagasaki
 * Naval Air Facility Naha, Naha, Okinawa
 * Naval Air Facility Oppama, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
 * Navy EM Club, Yokosuka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
 * Niigata Sekiya Communication Site, Chuo-ku, Niigata
 * Shinyamashita Dependent Housing Area (Bayside Court), Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Sobe Communication Site (NSGA Hanza), Yomitan, Okinawa
 * Tokachibuto Communication Site, Urahoro, Hokkaido
 * Tomioka Storage Area, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Tsujido Maneuver Area, Chigasaki, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama Bakery, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama Beach (Honmoku) Dependent Housing Area, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama Chapel Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokohama Cold Storage, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Yokosuka Naval Pier, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
 * Yosami Communication Site, Kariya, Aichi

Air Force:
 * Ashiya Air Base (later, ATG Range), Ashiya, Fukuoka
 * Asoiwayama Liaison Annex, Tobetsu, Hokkaido
 * Brady Air Base (later, Gannosu Air Station), Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
 * Chiran Communication Site, Chiran, Kagoshima
 * Chitose Air Base, Chitose, Hokkaido
 * Daikanyama Communication Site, Yugawara, Kanagawa
 * Fuchu Air Station (Headquarters, USFJ/Fifth Air Force, 1957–1974), Fuchu, Tokyo
 * Funabashi Communication Site, Funabashi, Chiba
 * Grant Heights Dependent Housing Area, Nerima, Tokyo
 * Green Park Housing Annex, Musashino, Tokyo
 * Hachinohe Small Arms Range, Hachinohe, Aomori
 * Hamura School Annex, Hamura, Tokyo
 * Haneda Air Base (later, Postal Service Annex), Ota, Tokyo
 * Hanshin Auxiliary Airfield, Yao, Osaka
 * Hirao Communication Site, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
 * Itami Air Base, Itami, Hyogo
 * Itazuke Administration Annex (Kasugabaru DHA), Kasuga, Fukuoka
 * Itazuke Air Base, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
 * Johnson Air Base (later, Air Station, Family Housing Annex), Iruma, Saitama
 * Kadena Dependent Housing Area, Yomitan, Okinawa
 * Kanto Mura Dependent Housing Area and Auxiliary Airfield, Chofu, Tokyo
 * Kasatoriyama Radar Site, Tsu, Mie
 * Kashiwa Communication Site (Camp Tomlinson), Kashiwa, Chiba
 * Komaki (Nagoya) Air Base, Komaki, Aichi
 * Kozoji Ammunition Depot, Kasugai, Aichi
 * Kume Jima Air Station, Kumejima, Okinawa
 * Kushimoto Radar Site, Kushimoto, Wakayama
 * Miho Air Base, Sakaiminato, Tottori
 * Mineoka Liaison Annex, Minamiboso, Chiba
 * Mito ATG Range, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
 * Miyako Jima Air Station, Miyakojima, Okinawa
 * Miyako Jima VORTAC Site, Miyakojima, Okinawa
 * Moriyama Air Station, Nagoya, Aichi
 * Naha Air Base, Naha, Okinawa
 * Naha Air Force/Navy Annex, Naha, Okinawa
 * Najima Warehouse Area, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
 * Niigata Air Base, Niigata, Niigata
 * Ofuna Warehouse, Yokohama, Kanagawa
 * Oshima Communication Center, Oshima, Tokyo
 * Rokko Communication Site, Kobe, Hyogo
 * Senaha Communications Station, Yomitan, Okinawa (returned to the Japanese government in September 2006)
 * Sendai Kunimi Communication Site, Sendai, Miyagi
 * Showa (later, Akishima) Dependent Housing Area, Akishima, Tokyo
 * Shiroi Air Base, Kashiwa, Chiba
 * Sunabe Warehouse, Chatan, Okinawa
 * Tachikawa Air Base, Tachikawa, Tokyo
 * Tokyo Communication Site (NTTPC Central Telephone Exchange), Chuo, Tokyo
 * Wajima Liaison Annex, Wajima, Ishikawa
 * Wajiro Water Supply Site, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
 * Wakkanai Air Station, Wakkanai, Hokkaido
 * Washington Heights Dependent Housing Area, Shibuya, Tokyo
 * Yamada Ammunition Depot, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
 * Yokawame Communication Site, Misawa, Aomori
 * Yozadake Air Station, Itoman, Okinawa

Marines:
 * Aha Training Area, Kunigami, Okinawa
 * Camp Gifu, Kakamigahara, Gifu
 * Camp Hauge, Uruma, Okinawa
 * Camp Okubo, Uji, Kyoto
 * Camp Shinodayama, Izumi, Osaka
 * Gimbaru Training Area, Kin, Okinawa
 * Ihajo Kanko Hotel, Uruma, Okinawa
 * Makiminato Housing Area, Naha, Okinawa
 * Onna Communication Site, Onna, Okinawa
 * Awase Golf Course, Okinawa Prefecture (returned to the Japanese government in April 2010)
 * Yaka Rest Center, Kin, Okinawa
 * Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield, Yomitan, Okinawa (returned to the Japanese government in 2006, parachute drop training ended in March 2001)