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

2/23 Marines exchange practices with ROK Marines and conduct MOUT Drills

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Melendez, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, teaches room clearing techniques to a Republic of Korea Marine during the Korean Marine Exercise Program, July 21, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterring threats and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. Melendez is a native of Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)

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Tags: KMEP, MarForRes, ROKMC, 4th Marine Regiment, USINDOPACOM, MFRUDP25

Photo by: Cpl. Kanoa Thomas | VIRIN: 250721-M-RY790-1044.JPG

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