Gunslinger 22

Exercise Gunslinger 2022

Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Kansas

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Gunslinger is a large military exercise conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, and the Kansas Air National Guard’s 134th Air Control Squadron of McConnell Air Force Base. More than 1,300 Marines from 11 home training centers across the country have deployed to multiple areas throughout Kansas to participate in Gunslinger 22.

GUNSLINGER 22 PHOTO GALLERY

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, conduct platoon supported raids during training for upcoming deployment

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Roderick patrols with his squad to the designated area for a platoon supported urban raid during an adversary force exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 6, 2024. Roderick is a squad leader from Provo, Utah. The AFX is the primary readiness-building event prior to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment’s upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, in support of the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program. The exercise serves as an opportunity to receive training across all warfighting functions in a realistic and fully resourced environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre)

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