LAAD’s Evolving MOS, Same Job New Mission [Image 2 of 18]

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02.17.2019

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Howell 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command

U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Detachment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, prepare to fire the Marine Air Defense Integrated System Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle during a live-fire range in southwest Asia Feb. 17, 2019. The MADIS is the first vehicle to utilize kinetic and non-kinetic measures to disable Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is specifically designed to be capable of deploying aviation, ground, and logistics forces forward at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jack C. Howell)

• Date Taken: 02.17.2019
• Date Posted: 02.26.2019 06:42
• Photo ID: 5132399
• VIRIN: 190217-M-EJ369-1266
• Resolution: 5641x3716
• Size: 2.05 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)