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.

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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, fire mortars during training for upcoming deployment

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Santoyo observes the point of impact for an 81 mm mortar during an adversarial force exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 3, 2024. Santoyo is a mortarman from Palmdale, California. Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, will spend the coming months focusing on different military operations in an urban terrain to prepare for a deployment to Okinawa, Japan, ensuring the Marines are fully manned, trained and equipped to meet mission challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)

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