Japan new commander of United States Forces Japan (USFJ)

The new commander of US forces in Japan, Lt- General Stephen Jost, has pledged to work to further strengthen the bilateral alliance.Jost received the flag for the US forces in Japan from outgoing commander Lt-General Ricky Rupp in a change-of-command ceremony at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Jost said he believes the alliance is “the cornerstone of regional peace, security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.”He said he will “continuously, deliberately and urgently work to make the US-Japan alliance ever stronger.”