Author: Ethan Connell
The US Army conducted a HIMARS live-fire exercise at the Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture on Oct. 28, per Japan’s Ministry of Defense.
The ministry said realistic live fire with long-range equipment is needed to strengthen deterrence and response capability as the security environment around Japan worsens.
In May, US Marines ran a “shoot-and-scoot” HIMARS drill near Mount Fuji, which was reported as the second HIMARS firing at Camp Fuji.
Above is TSM’s visualization of the exercise’s location and the maximum ranges of the GMLRS, extended-range GMLRS and ATACMS munitions that HIMARS can fire: