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    MQ-9 conducts satellite launch and recovery training during WTI 1-26 [Image 5 of 5]

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    MQ-9 conducts satellite launch and recovery training during WTI 1-26

    TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    10.21.2025

    Photo by 1st Lt. Kristian Floyd 

    Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

    A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Training and Education Command guides a Marine Corps MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System 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)

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    Date Taken: 10.21.2025
    Date Posted: 10.31.2025 23:54
    Photo ID: 9372827
    VIRIN: 251021-M-CY611-1312
    Resolution: 6639x4426
    Size: 7.28 MB
    Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US

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