Thunderstruck: Marines compete in first-ever service-wide communications team competition [Image 12 of 14]

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

09.10.2025

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray 

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

U.S. Marines from Communications Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, run toward the finish line in first place 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

• Date Taken: 09.10.2025
• Date Posted: 09.10.2025 22:58
• Photo ID: 9305553
• VIRIN: 250910-M-WW713-1720
• Resolution: 6876x4586
• Size: 17.54 MB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US