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A guardsman in tactical gear and camouflage steps onto a wooden trench line as two others watch, surrounded by purple and green smoke.

Gimme Shelter

An Oklahoma Army National Guardsman maneuvers into a trench line as smoke obscures the simulated battlefield during Exercise Thunderstruck 2.0 at Camp Gruber Training Center, Okla., Sept. 13, 2025. The exercise highlighted the integration of emerging technologies to enhance lethality, improve survivability and sustain readiness for future conflicts.

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