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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Joseph A. Katz Frocking Ceremony to Brigadier General

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Joseph A. Katz, the chief of staff for Marine Forces Reserve, gives remarks to colleagues, family, and friends during his frocking ceremony to brigadier general at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, May 9, 2025. Frocking is a tradition where Marines are advanced to the next pay grade, assuming the title and the responsibilities prior to their official date of promotion. Katz was frocked to the rank of brigadier general. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

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Tags: MarForRes, Force Headquarters Group, Promotion, CEREMONY, NEW ORLEANS, frocking

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Van Hoang | VIRIN: 250509-M-VH127-1590.JPG

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