LAAD’s Evolving MOS, Same Job New Mission [Image 14 of 18]

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02.19.2019

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, target an unmanned aerial vehicle during a Marine Air Defense Integrated System Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle live-fire range in southwest Asia Feb. 19, 2019. The MADIS is the first vehicle to utilize kinetic and non-kinetic measures to disable Counter-Unmanned Aerial 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: 02.19.2019
• Date Posted: 02.26.2019 06:41
• Photo ID: 5132439
• VIRIN: 190219-M-EJ369-1023
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 4.19 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)