Pentagon's Hegseth says US command in 'warrior' Japan being upgraded to deter China
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described Japan as indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression and said upgrading the U.S. Military command in the country would get under way.
- Japan hosts 50,000 U.S. Military personnel and Washington's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier strike group along a 3,000-km East Asian archipelago that hems in Chinese military power.
- Hegseth announced the upgrading of the current U.S. Forces Japan command by placing a unified operational commander to function as a joint force headquarters to liaise with its Japanese counterpart.
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Hegseth needs to clean up his sloppy operation - Washington Examiner
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could only have been confirmed in the glow of Trump’s Golden Age. His resume boasts commendable highlights, particularly his military service and Ivy League education, but there was nothing that qualified him to head a department with 3.4 million personnel and an $850 billion budget. An impressive man, sure — but not all impressive men should head the Defense Department. Hegseth’s role as a Fox News host, not his s…
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