About Arcane Thunder

Arcane Thunder 25 is a 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force exercise with U.S. Army and
multinational partners in May 2025 in Utska, Poland; Mainz-Kastel, Germany; and Fort
Huachuca, Arizona. This exercise will integrate joint forces, Allies, and partner capabilities to strengthen our ability to defend U.S. homeland and the protect our Allies.

Video by Cpl. Anakin Smith
HMLA-269 Marines conduct close-air support training during SLTE 1-25
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Jan. 22, 2025 | 3:22
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 take part in a close air support training flight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 22, 2025. HMLA-269 and other squadrons assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing trained to integrate with and support Marine Corps ground units during Service Level Training Event (SLTE) 1-25, a series of training events designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

This b-roll package contains:
Marines being instructed on the GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun
UH-1Y venom preflight checks
Firing of a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun
Firing of a GAU-17 7.62 minigun
A UH-1Y venom landing at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point
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