Thunderstruck: Marines compete in first-ever service-wide communications team competition [Image 11 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. Abner Kennerly, a network administrator with 9th Communication
Battalion, 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. Kennerly is a native of Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl.
Renee Gray)

• Date Taken: 09.10.2025
• Date Posted: 09.10.2025 22:58
• Photo ID: 9305552
• VIRIN: 250910-M-WW713-1385
• Resolution: 6625x4419
• Size: 18.06 MB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US