U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher James, from Illinois, a drone operator with Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion, Company B, Marine Corps Information Command, operates a first-person view drone aboard a UH-1Y Venom during Technology Operational Experimentation Event 26.1 near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 10, 2026. Technology Operational Experimentation Event 26.1, conducted by the Office of Naval Research in partnership with HMLA-269, is designed to investigate and identify technology requirements and solutions to improve Counter Unmanned Systems Swarm capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel)
| Date Taken: | 08.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.14.2026 13:27 |
| Photo ID: | 9869571 |
| VIRIN: | 260810-M-DY519-1058 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 12.11 MB |
| Location: | NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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