The Japan Air Self-Defense Force officially held the retirement ceremony ... Stryker: The U.S. Rapid Response Armored Combat Vehicle Before the decommissioning ceremony, two C-1 aircraft performed ...

Japan’s constitution forbids a traditional military, allowing only a narrowly defined Self Defense Force ... divided among land, sea, and air forces. Japan’s navy is considered the most ...

(Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Monday launched a new command for the Self-Defense Forces to better integrate its ground, maritime and air defenses, in a major revamp aimed at ensuring ...

Japan launched its ... global situation. The Defense Ministry in Tokyo The Joint Operations Command will work with the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces, which have more than 220,000 ...