U.S. Forces Japan boosts personnel as transformation takes shape, commander says

🇯🇵 The Japan Times (JP) —

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The U.S. Forces in Japan have boosted personnel by 215 at their headquarters as part of a transformation to enhance the command's authority. This troop increase reflects shifting strategies amid evolving security dynamics in the region.

Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost said that some 215 personnel had been added to the headquarters since last year, as a shift to give the command more authority entered a second phase.

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