The Indo-Pacific Hunter & Killer Tandem: First-Person View Drone Live-Fire Exercise [Image 12 of 19]

HAWAII, UNITED STATES

10.17.2025

Photo by Sgt. Duke Edwards 

25th Infantry Division   

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Crutcher, a drone manufacturing officer with Lightning Labs, 25th Infantry Division, presents the Kestrel First-Person View (FPV) drone prototype during a FPV drone live-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2025. Crutcher spearheaded the development of the Kestrel FPV drone, enabling the division to demonstrate its one-way attack drone capabilities. The United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) will conduct Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) Rotation 26-01 from Oct. 28 to Nov. 16, 2025, in and around the Hawaiian island chain. This exercise is designed to validate the combat readiness of the 3rd Mobile Brigade (3MBDE), 25th Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY), and the 125th Division Signal Battalion in a joint, multinational, multi-domain training environment. JPMRC 26-01 will integrate U.S. forces, multinational partners, and joint capabilities to train tactics, techniques, and procedures required to dominate jungle and archipelagic terrain during large-scale combat operations. The exercise underscores the U.S. Army’s commitment to ensuring regional security and strengthening partnerships in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duke Edwards)

• Date Taken: 10.17.2025
• Date Posted: 11.16.2025 20:29
• Photo ID: 9366796
• VIRIN: 251017-A-MA645-1013
• Resolution: 4913x7366
• Size: 8.99 MB
• Location: HAWAII, US