The United States recently deployed the combat-proven High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, to a remote Pacific island for an exercise as the Army continues to bolster its ability to fight across dispersed islands in a potential conflict with China. The Chinese Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. HIMARS is a mobile, precision-strike launcher capable of firing rockets and missiles with a range of over 310 miles . Since its first deployment with the