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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) -- The U.S. Space Force activated its sixth service component, United States Space Forces – Japan at Yokota Air Base, Dec. 4. USSPACEFOR-JPN presents forces and space expertise under U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific in direct support of U.S. Forces Japan.Under the leadership of Col. Ryan Laughton, USSPACEFOR-JPN will plan, integrate and execute Space Force and space security efforts for USFJ in close coordination with Japanese counterparts to enable cross-component space combat capabilities for joint warfighters.“In the past few years, Japan's Ministry of Defense has made impressive and significant advances in operating in the space domain; from standing up multiple Japan Self-Defense Forces space force units to integrating...