U.S. Marine Corps "Surface-to-Ship Missile Unit" deploys to Kanoya base for training

　From November 19th to November 30th, the 2021 Self-Defense Forces joint exercise (actual exercise) is being carried out. Two U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 transport planes flew from Futenma Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture to participate in comprehensive missile air defense and joint anti-ship attack training.

Handout from the Ministry of Defense Joint Staff Office: Kanoya City

Reference: Marine Corps surface-to-ship missile NMESIS unmanned vehicle testing in Hawaii

In other words, the "Marine Corps surface-to-ship missile unit", which does not yet exist, flew from Futenma to Kanoya and conducted deployment training. is created.

　Called the Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR), it consists of the newly prepared NMESIS surface-to-ship missiles, ROGUE Fires surface-to-surface rocket missiles, and the Tomahawk cruise missile ground-launched version. Combined with its current deployment of HIMARS surface-to-surface rockets and missiles, the Marine Corps will respond to island warfare with a long-range weapon.

　The US Marine Corps has been reborn while maintaining its amphibious operations capability, and is trying to learn a new way of fighting with missiles as its main weapon.

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