U.S. Naval Forces, Japan (CNFJ)
U.S. Naval Forces, Japan acts as Navy representative and coordinator in the area of responsibility, executes shore installation management, and promotes operability and conducts liaison with the Japan Self Defense Force. 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, and part of the northern Pacific, but not the Korean Peninsula. Commander Naval Forces, Japan, consisting of about 7,700 personnel, is responsible for maintaining and operating the port facilities and providing base and logistic support for those surface, subsurface, aviation and amphibious elements of the U.S. 7th Fleet that operate from Japan as part of the Overseas Family Residency Program (OFRP).
