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US Marines test HIMARS near Fuji, simulate Taiwan strike

5/21/2026

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U.S. Marines fired dozen dummy rockets from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) near Mount Fuji on Wednesday, marking its second test at Camp Fuji with Japan Self-Defense Forces coordination.
The drill showed HIMARS’s “shoot-and-scoot” capability and ability to strike the Taiwan Strait from islands, supporting U.S. deterrence of a Chinese invasion.
A public road between the launch and impact sites was closed as a precaution during the exercise.

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U.S. Marines fired dozen dummy rockets from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) near Mount Fuji on Wednesday, marking its second test at Camp Fuji with Japan Self-Defense Forces coordination.
The drill showed HIMARS’s “shoot-and-scoot” capability and ability to strike the Taiwan Strait from islands, supporting U.S. deterrence of a Chinese invasion.
A public road between the launch and impact sites was closed as a precaution during the exercise.