Overview
- On Oct. 27, Marines from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines conducted a HIMARS live-fire at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan.
- The Marine Corps said this was the first time HIMARS was fired at the Mount Fuji training range.
- Leaders said the training boosts lethality and deterrence for the division’s only forward-deployed artillery battalion.
- Officials cited Camp Fuji’s terrain, range capacity and infrastructure as key enablers, and the unit is refining HIMARS Rapid Infiltration tactics.
- U.S. Forces Japan declined media access due to the federal government shutdown, and the Marines last fired HIMARS in Japan in September at Hokkaido’s Yausubetsu range.