String fullTitle = 'Japanese Soldiers Complete US-Led Tomahawk Land Attack Missile Training';
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String date = '04/02/24(Tue)20:12:47';
String comment = 'The Japan Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces have completed a Tomahawk land attack missile training under the US Navy in Yokosuka.

The week-long exercise included lessons based on the US Department of Defense’s naval cruise missile curriculum, which involves coordinating shipboard weapons operations as a prerequisite to the Full Operational Capability of missile systems.

At the training, Japanese warfighters undertook classroom sessions, walkthroughs, and demonstrations of the Tomahawk missiles aboard the USS McCampbell (DDG 85) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.

They also received a hands-on review of the subsonic weapon’s control system consoles and corresponding equipment.

The training concluded with the participants showcasing skills in a generic strike mission simulation, the US Navy wrote.

“It was a privilege to conduct Cruise Missile Command training with our Japan Self-Defense Force counterparts over the past few days,” US Surface Combat Systems Training Command Western Pacific Officer in Charge Cmdr. Michael Arnold stated.

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/04/02/japan-us-tomahawk-missile-training/';