HIMARS

US Deploys Heavy Artillery To Southern Syria For First Time

Members of the 17th Fires Brigade from Ft. Lewis fire two High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rockets simultaneously in a training exercise at Yakima Training Center Nov. 1, 2007, in Yakima, Wash. (The News Tribune/Peter Haley)
The US has moved its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) into southern Syria from Jordan for the first time, according to defense officials.