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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2/23 Leaves for UDP

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, walk onto a Boeing 747 airplane at March Air Reserve Base, California, March 12, 2025. The Marines are headed to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan as part of Unit Deployment Program 25.1. The activation marks the beginning of an intensive period of training for 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines as they provide a total force solution in support of the UDP by aligning Marine Forces Reserve’s commitment to Marine Corps strategic objectives. This is first time since 2020 that an entire Reserve infantry battalion has activated to support the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

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Tags: 4thmardiv, MarForRes, Marines, readiness, 2/23 Marines, MFRUDP25, UDP 25.1

Photo by: Sgt. Scott Jenkins | VIRIN: 250312-M-QP496-1649.JPG

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