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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 26, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases. The training increased 2nd MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allows 2nd MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. - U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 26, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases. The training increased 2nd MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allows 2nd MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target.

Rocket Like I Talk It

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division participated in Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 from April 19-29, 2021 at Fort Bragg, N.C. and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Rolling Thunder is a live-fire exercise that takes place in a dynamic scenario where Marines employed distributed fires through Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. This iteration of the exercise has unique components that affected every subordinate unit in 10th Marine Regiment. This is the first time the Regiment was able to conduct fire missions with High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems...

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