HIMARS on display as exercise Keen Sword 27 opens on Ishigaki

Two soldiers in Canadian camouflage and green berets talk beside a green U.S. Army HIMARS rocket-launcher truck parked on a road, with a third service member nearby and white clouds over green hills behind. — U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tristan Truesdell (261019-F-BG120-1003) · Public domain (U.S. Air Force photo)

U.S. Air Force photo taken Oct. 19, 2026 (local time) on Ishigaki, Japan. The caption says two Canadian Armed Forces chief warrant officers discuss a U.S. Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket System static display before the opening ceremony of Keen Sword 27. It says about 45,000 Japan Self-Defense Force members and 11,000 U.S. service members, with forces from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the Philippines, take part from Oct. 19 to 29.

What: HIMARS on display as exercise Keen Sword 27 opens on Ishigaki
Where: Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
When: Oct 19, 2026
Who: U.S. Air Force (DVIDS 10031647), via Wikimedia Commons
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. A static weapons display before a ceremony; no one harmed. Graphic level: none.

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U.S. Air Force (DVIDS 10031647), via Wikimedia Commons · U.S. Air Force photo 261019-F-BG120-1003 (DVIDS 10031647)

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Captured 19 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: U.S. Air Force (DVIDS 10031647), via Wikimedia Commons. Location: Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan.

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Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tristan Truesdell (261019-F-BG120-1003). License: Public domain (U.S. Air Force photo).