Marines Roll With the Thunder

Department of Defense | Nov. 4, 2021

By DoD Press Operations

Red beams of light illuminate the sky as a howitzer fires.

Marines participated in the 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery exercise, Rolling Thunder 1-22, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The exercise is designed to provide timely, accurate and lethal fires in support of the mission. 
Marines maneuver against a simulated enemy force, using M777 howitzer cannons, counter-fire operations and sensor operations. These skills help Marines perform at an elite level in order to be successful in combat.

Marine fire a howitzer at night in a field.

Marines fire an M777 howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 1-22 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 20, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tested the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

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Marines fire an M777 howitzer during Rolling Thunder 1-22, a live-fire artillery exercise led by the 10th Marine Regiment, at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 19, 2021.

A Marine restocks cargo in a field.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Kroeckle restocks M203A1 propellant charges during Exercise Rolling Thunder 1-22 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 19, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tested the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

Marines fire a howitzer in a field.

Marines fire an M777 howitzer during Rolling Thunder 1-22, Marines-led live-fire artillery event, at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 19, 2021.

Two Marines look at smoke in field with their backs turned the camera.

Marine Corps 1st Lts. Nathaniel Howard, left, and Hunter Hageman, plots target points on a map during Exercise Rolling Thunder 1-22,a live-fire artillery exercise led by the 10th Marine Regiment, at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 22, 2021.

Red beams of light illuminate the sky as a howitzer fires.

Marines fire an M777 howitzer at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 19, 2021, during Rolling Thunder 1-22, a live-fire artillery exercise led by the 10th Marine Regiment.