Japanese sailors begin Tomahawk training ahead of missile delivery

Published on March 29, 2024

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force officers train on Tomahawk cruise missiles aboard the USS McCampbell at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on March 28, 2024.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — U.S. sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell coached their Japanese counterparts Thursday as Japan prepares to receive its first shipments of Tomahawk cruise missiles sometime next year.

Around 25 Japanese sailors and airmen in the five-day program that ends Friday are the first round of students to learn the inner workings of the Tomahawks and their control systems. The training at Yokosuka, homeport of the 7th Fleet, is one milestone before the U.S. begins delivering the 400 Tomahawk missiles promised to Japan as part of a $2.35 billion deal.

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