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The Marines received their first extended-range MQ-9A Reaper drone, boosting their long-range surveillance capabilities.

The Marine Corps wants to ensure all the right data can flow between its small units operating forward and their joint and coalition partners in theater.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) celebrated the delivery of the first MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2 (VMUT-2). The delivery of the MQ-9A ER on March 18, 2024, is part of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned…

The F-35B features S/VTOL capability, allowing the Lightning II variant to operate from amphibious assault ships and expeditionary airstrips less than 2,000 feet long.

The XQ-58A Valkyrie flew as the USMC Penetrating Affordable Autonomous Collaborative Killer – Portfolio program completed its initial phase.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jairo Rodriguez a native of Missouri City, serves the U.S. Navy aboard USS Tripoli operating out of San Diego.

If it seems like the airspace over Marine Corps Air Station Yuma is especially busy today, it’s not your imagination.

SAN DIEGO - Seaman Joel Smith, a native of Ridgecrest, serves the U.S. Navy aboard USS Tripoli operating out of San Diego.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Nevyn Harris, a native of Great Mills, Maryland, serves the U.S. Navy aboard USS Tripoli operating out of San Diego.Harris graduated from Great Mills High School in 2017.

U.S. Marines and Sailors, with the 26th MEU, conducted advanced readiness training in Greece, enhancing operational capabilities.