US Marines Fire HIMARS Near Mount Fuji as Pacific Allies Expand Mobile Missile Capabilities

The Camp Fuji drill came as Japan deployed standoff missiles and Taiwan advanced funding for U.S.-made weapons, including HIMARS.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a live fire training event at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 20, 2026. Lance Cpl. Skilah Sanchez/U.S. Marine Corps

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.