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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dominic Spence, a Virginia native, combat graphics specialist assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Air Gound Task Force Training Command, Training and Education Command captures imagery of an MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One conducting Satellite Launch and Recovery training as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-26 at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 21, 2025. The SLR capability enhances the expeditionary employment of the MQ-9, enabling aircrews to launch and recover the UAS through satellite control without reliance on traditional line-of-sight infrastructure. This capability directly supports the Marine Corps’ objectives for distributed Maritime operations and stand-in force employment by providing persistent Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance and Strike options from austere location. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Kristian Floyd)
| Date Taken: | 10.21.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 10.31.2025 23:54 |
| Photo ID: | 9372817 |
| VIRIN: | 251021-M-CY611-1399 |
| Resolution: | 4998x3332 |
| Size: | 4.97 MB |
| Location: | TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 60 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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