Air Force Bases
Recognized as the “Keystone of the Pacific,” the Kadena Air Base is positioned on the island of Okinawa, Japan and is the biggest Air Force installation in the Pacific locality. The Air Force’s largest combat air win...
Misawa Air Base is located in the Honshu Island of Japan, only 5 km away from the Pacific Ocean. It is run by the Pacific Air Forces and represents the one and only combined military base in the Pacific. It hosts both Japanese and...
Yokota Air Base is one of the US military bases set up on the territory of Japan after World War II. It is located in one of the 26 major cities of Western Tokyo – Fussa. It covers more than 136000 square km and hosts over 14000...
ARMY BASES
Fort Buckner is a small and insignificant military base run by the US Army in Okinawa. This base in Japan hosts two battalions only and is somehow adjacent to Camp Foster due to its proximity to the camp. Although the base size an...
Torii Station is currently the most important military base run by the United States of America in Japan. It is the home of the US Army. It is located close to Okinawa, in Yomitan. Although the profile of the base is military, it ...
MARINE Corps BASES
Uruma city is the locale for Camp Courtney, a United States Marine Base which is the part of the over Garrison of Camp S.D. Butler. Though the housing available on base is limited, often marines posted here are housed in nearby ca...
The United States Marine Corps base Camp Foster was once known as Camp Zukeran. The base is in Ginowan, but expands to in several other cities also, like Okinawa, Kitanakagusuku Village and Chatan Town. This base is also part of t...
Located in the Northern Okinawa Region, Camp Gonsalves occupies around 17,500 acres of two level canopies Jungle. The base has many facilities that mainly aim towards training the troops in Jungle warfare tactics, including mock u...
Camp Hansen is the main base of operations that is known as the central training area. Included in their facilities are numerous firing ranges and live fire house. The camp is one of the few locations on Okinawa Island that allows...
Camp Kinser is the main base of operations for United States Marine Corp Logistical operations on Okinawa Island. The main premise of the camp is approximately 1,000,000 square feet of warehousing that holds reserves for forces po...
Camp Lester which is also known as Camp Kuwea is situated in Chatan Town positioned ideally on a flat piece of coastline facing the East China Sea. The base is home to one of the largest military hospitals in the area and also ser...
Located in Kawasaki Village near Uruma city on Okinawa Island, Japan, Camp McTureous is part of the larger United States Marine Corps facility known as Base Butler. With the base located in the western most parts of the city there...
Camp S.D. Butler is the name given to a collection of facilities used by United States Marines on the Island of Okinawa, Japan. The base is also known as Butler Marine Base by the locals. The facilities at Camp S.D. Butler are vas...
Located in the North Eastern Regions of Okinawa Island, Camp Schwab is a United States Marine Corps facility that is used mainly to house and train the 4th Marine Regiment. The facility is also used as a training ground for some o...
Located in Ginowan city, MCAS Futenma is home to around 4,000 marines, most of which are part of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing of the United States Marine Corps. The base has been in the hands of the United States Marine Corps sinc...
Located in the Nishiki river delta, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is the ideal base for an accompanied tour of duty. Any family members you bring will be required to undergo several seminars in order to help them assimilate to ...
Yontan Air Field has had an interesting history, once known as Yontan Airport it was a civilian airport built before world war two. During the war the Japanese used it as a military base only to lose it in 1945 to the United State...
Navy Bases
Commanding officers in Okinawa are learning to place a great deal of resources on making sure that servicemen and women can not only bring families along on assignments in the area but also making sure that once they are here they...
Fleet Activities Sasebo was officially established 1946 one year after the landing of the 5th Marine Division at Sasebo. The port and surrounding bases was used as a main launching platform for United States forces in the war with...
Fleet Activities Yokosuka is the main hub of operations in the support of naval forces posted in Japan. The Base helps maintain all faucets of Navy life including things such as Logistics, Recreational facilities and administratio...
Atsugi is home to the units of carrier 5th wing and is the largest facility of its kind in the Pacific. The units based here are dispatched to the USS George Washington in times of war. Though the base is the largest of its kind i...