United Nations Command–Rear
| UN Command–Rear | |
|---|---|
Group Captain Luke Stoodley of the Royal Australian Air Force as United Nations Command–Rear commander, pictured in 2019 | |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Countries | Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States. |
| Allegiance | United Nations |
| Type | Command staff |
| Role | Liaison, protocol |
| Size | 5 |
| Part of | United Nations Command |
| Headquarters | Yokota Air Base |
| Colors | United Nations blue |
| Anniversaries | July 1, 1957 (activation) |
| Website | United Nations Command–Rear |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Group Captain Andrew Johnson Royal Australian Air Force |
| Deputy Commander | Major Leon Hachey Royal Canadian Air Force |
| NCO in charge | Master Sergeant Rena Key United States Army |
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United Nations Command–Rear (also known as UN Command–Rear or UNC–Rear) is a rump military command headquartered in Japan, and a subordinate element of United Nations Command. UN Command–Rear was established in 1957 as a result of the relocation of UN Command from Japan to South Korea following the Korean War. It is nominally in control of the rear elements of what the United States and South Korea contend are United Nations military forces in northeast Asia.
In practice, UN Command–Rear is a legal cover created to prevent the expiration of the 1954 Status of Forces Agreement between the United States (operating as the "Unified Command") and Japan, which provides for its self-termination upon the withdrawal of United Nations forces from Japan.
As of 2025, UN Command–Rear had a strength of five personnel.