As the threat of simultaneous crises in East Asia looms larger—whether in the Taiwan Strait, the Korean Peninsula, or both—the likelihood that U.S. special operations forces (SOF) will be called upon to operate across national boundaries in compressed timelines is no longer hypothetical. In the event of a full-scale war on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) will not just support conventional operations—they will serve as the SOF launch pad, logistics hub, and potential battlespace.