Thunderstruck: Marines compete in first-ever service-wide communications team competition [Image 8 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. Phillip Martinez, a network transport technician with 2nd Battalion, 4th
Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, connects to the Non-classified
Internet Protocol Router Network 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. Martinez is a native of New
Hampshire. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

• Date Taken: 09.10.2025
• Date Posted: 09.10.2025 23:06
• Photo ID: 9305549
• VIRIN: 250910-M-WW713-1260
• Resolution: 8192x5464
• Size: 27.77 MB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US