U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brian McGrody, a drone operator with Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, does pre-flight checks on a RQ-20B Puma Small Unmanned Aircraft during a battalion level force-on-force exercise as a part of Adversary Force Exercise 4-26 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 5, 2026. AFX serves as an opportunity for units to receive training and certification across multiple warfighting functions in realistic force-on-force scenarios. McGrody is a native of Pennsylvania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham)
| Date Taken: | 08.05.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.12.2026 14:29 |
| Photo ID: | 9864115 |
| VIRIN: | 260805-M-XY116-1044 |
| Resolution: | 5464x3644 |
| Size: | 4.92 MB |
| Location: | TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US |
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