Marines, Army deploying missile systems to Luzon Strait

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Marines, Army deploying missile systems to Luzon Strait
By Todd South
 Wednesday, May 28, 2025
 
 
Marine Corps and Army missile systems are set to deploy to a key chokepoint in the Philippine Island chains for anti-ship drills during the military exercise known as KAMANDAG.

The unmanned, anti-ship Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, and the Army’s High Mobility Rocket Artillery System will feature prominently in the exercise with their emplacement between Luzon and Taiwan, U.S. Naval Institute reported.


The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment’s NMESIS is heading to Batanes, the northernmost portion of Philippine territory. The platform first reached the island of Basco and Batan for Balikatan 2025, a maritime security exercise.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2025/05/28/marines-army-deploying-missile-systems-to-luzon-strait/

[rangerrebew]

I don't know what it's like today, but in 1974, on my first trip through the islands at night, you could see people cooking over campfires on most of the islands.  To say it was backward would be an understatement, and it wouldn't surprise me if it hasn't changed much.