U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jordan Chaussepied, a small unmanned aircraft system operator and attack drone operator with the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team, Weapons Training Battalion, Training Command, left, instructs Sgt. Xavier Flores, a machine gunner with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, how to prepare a blasting cap for a kinetic strike during the Marine Corps Attack Drone Competition at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 13, 2026. The purpose of the competition is to challenge mission planning abilities, tactical prowess and technical knowledge of attack drone teams from across the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)
| Date Taken: | 08.28.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.02.2026 14:11 |
| Photo ID: | 9896142 |
| VIRIN: | 260813-M-TE528-1010 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 14.59 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, US |
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