Thunderstruck: Marines compete in first-ever service-wide communications team competition [Image 2 of 14]

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

09.10.2025

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray 

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cristian Bravo, a data systems administrator with 2nd Battalion, 4th
Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, assembles an M-16 rifle during the
inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition hosted by Marine Wing Communications
Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air
Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition
dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing the increasing importance of resilient
command and control in distributed operations. The six-mile course integrated high frequency
radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite communications, and data networking tasks under
expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical, technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps
communicators. Bravo is a native of South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee
Gray)

• Date Taken: 09.10.2025
• Date Posted: 09.10.2025 23:06
• Photo ID: 9305543
• VIRIN: 250910-M-WW713-1203
• Resolution: 4211x6313
• Size: 9.39 MB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US