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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Marines with MIU and Marine Corps Software Factory develop tools for the modern battlefield

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Connor Oaks, assigned to the Marine Innovation Unit (MIU), Marine Forces Reserve, reviews code at the Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) in Austin, Texas, 17 - 29 March, 2025. MIU Marines are assisting MCSWF in the development and production of software solutions that address critical needs for the Marine Corps, including an update to the Augmented Reconnaissance and Estimate of the Situation (ARES) software that predicts helicopter landing zones based on topographical data. MIU is a Selected Marine Corps Reserve unit headquartered in Newburgh, N.Y. that accelerates the development and adoption of advanced capabilities across the Marine Corps. Oaks is a Miluwakee, Wisconsin native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Orion Stpierre)

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Tags: MarForRes, Ares, readiness, Force Design 2030, Marine Innovation unit, Marine Corps Software Factory

Photo by: Cpl. Orion Stpierre | VIRIN: 250321-M-DI173-1020.JPG

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