The US Air Force is expected to station F-35 fighter jets at Misawa Air Base, a major base in northern Honshu.
The United States maintains dozens of bases around the Pacific that can be used by its air assets from the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and Army. These include bases on its own sovereign territory, ...
The U.S. is scheduled to deploy 48 F-35A aircraft to Misawa Air Base in Japan to replace 36 older F-16 jets.