U.S. Marines fired a high-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) near Mount Fuji on May 20, conducting a live-fire drill at a Japanese training area as Japan and Taiwan move to expand mobile missile capabilities with U.S. support.
The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS), a U.S. Defense Department platform that publishes official military news and media, said Marines with the Third Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Third Marine Division, conducted the HIMARS live-fire event at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, in Shizuoka Prefecture.
The release said the training was designed to enhance Marine readiness while reinforcing the Marine Corps’s commitment to regional security and Japan’s defense….
US Marines Fire HIMARS Near Mount Fuji as Pacific Allies Expand Mobile Missile Capabilities
