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Marines Showcase Lethality, Readiness During Desert Training

Aug. 12, 2025 |DOD News

Marines assigned to the 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, recently conducted intensive artillery training with M777 howitzers during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.

The training included day and night live-fire operations in desert training ranges.

Four Marines pile artillery munitions at night.
Four Marines pile artillery munitions at night.
Night Rounds
Marines grab rounds for an M777 howitzer during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 28, 2025. The exercise provides a challenging, realistic training environment that produces integrated, capable and combat-ready forces.
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Credit: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro
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A group of Marines silhouetted against a dark blue sky work with artillery equipment.
A group of Marines silhouetted against a dark blue sky work with artillery equipment.
Shadowy Work
Marines operate an M777 howitzer during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 28, 2025. The exercise provides a challenging, realistic training environment that produces integrated, capable and combat-ready forces.
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Five Marines operate large artillery equipment during the day in a desert. A Marine pulls a string and the artillery blasts smoke into the air.
Five Marines operate large artillery equipment during the day in a desert. A Marine pulls a string and the artillery blasts smoke into the air.
Howitzer Blast
Marines operate an M777 howitzer during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 28, 2025. The exercise provides a challenging, realistic training environment that produces integrated, capable and combat-ready forces.
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It also featured air assault operations where Marines prepared the lightweight howitzers for helicopter transport, demonstrating rapid deployment capabilities.
A helicopter hovers above desert landscape, with sand spewing from the ground below the helicopter.
A helicopter hovers above desert landscape, with sand spewing from the ground below the helicopter.
Sandy Landing
A Marine Corps CH-53E Stallion lands during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 28, 2025. The exercise provides a challenging, realistic training environment that produces integrated, capable and combat-ready forces.
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Credit: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro
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Marines work on artillery equipment attached to a military vehicle.
Marines work on artillery equipment attached to a military vehicle.
Preparing Equipment
Marines prepare an M777 howitzer to conduct an air assault mission during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 28, 2025. The exercise provides a challenging, realistic training environment that produces integrated, capable and combat-ready forces.
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Credit: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro
VIRIN: 250728-M-FC877-1014

The exercise provided a challenging, realistic training environment to produce integrated, capable and combat-ready forces.

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