VMU-3 casts Shadow over Big Island [Image 112 of 422]

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HI, UNITED STATES

10.21.2016

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres 

U.S. Navy           

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii – Marines with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3’s “Phantoms,” prepare to launch an RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial system in order to provide aerial reconnaissance for ground assets during a direct fire training exercise as part of Lava Viper, a staple in the battalion’s pre-deployment training, on Oct. 16, 2016, at Cooper Airstrip aboard Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Lava Viper provides the Hawaii-based Marines with an opportunity to conduct various movements, live-fire and tactical training, integrating combined arms exercises, before departing for Integrated Training Exercise aboard Marine Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, where the battalion will train and be evaluated as a whole. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

• Date Taken: 10.21.2016
• Date Posted: 11.08.2016 00:20
• Photo ID: 2974682
• VIRIN: 161021-M-ST224-018
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 5.44 MB
• Location: POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HI, US