Photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.04.2021
Capt. Jonathan Powell, operations officer of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 (VMU-4), communicates with an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2021. This is the final flight of the RQ-21A Blackjack before VMU-4 deactivates in May 2022. The Marine Corps has begun a multiyear process of divesting equipment to increase force readiness, resiliency, mobility......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.04.2021
Cpl. Cassidie Crowe, a collateral duty quality assurance representative, with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 (VMU-4), organizes a cart to prepare the RQ-21A Blackjack for launching at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2021. This is the final flight of the RQ-21A Blackjack before VMU-4 deactivates in May 2022. The Marine Corps has begun a multiyear process of divesting equipment to......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.04.2021
Cpl. Sean Purtell, a collateral duty inspector and Cpl. Cassidie Crowe, a collateral duty quality assurance representative, both with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 (VMU-4), perform preflight maintenance on the RQ-21A Blackjack at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2021. The Marine Corps is divesting the RQ-21A unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to equip additional active component VMU......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.04.2021
Capt. Jonathan Powell, operations officer of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 (VMU-4), communicates with an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2021. The Marine Corps has begun a multiyear process of divesting equipment to increase force readiness, resiliency, mobility and lethality to support the future operating environment around the globe. (U.S.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.04.2021
Cpl. Reid Hopkins, chief air vehicle operator explains spoke site operations of the RQ-21A Blackjack to Col. Matthew Brown, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 41, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2021. This is the final flight of the RQ-21A Blackjack prior to VMU-4 deactivation scheduled for May 2022. The Marine Corps has begun a multiyear process of divesting equipment to increase......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.04.2021
Sgt. Christian Goguen, an air crew training chief and Capt. Kelvin Howard, an aviation safety officer, both with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 (VMU-4), monitor the elevation and coordinates of the RQ-21A Blackjack at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2021. The Marine Corps is divesting the RQ-21A unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to equip additional active component VMU squadrons with......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.04.2021
Lance Cpl. Noah Dejesse, an air vehicle operator, Cpl. Sean Purtell, a collateral duty inspector and Cpl. Cassidie Crowe, a collateral duty quality assurance representative, all with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 (VMU-4), prepare for the launching of the RQ-21A Blackjack at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2021. The Marine Corps is divesting the RQ-21A unmanned aircraft system (UAS)......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 12.04.2021
Cpl. Cassidie Crowe, a collateral duty quality assurance representative, with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 (VMU-4), prepares the RQ-21A Blackjack for launching at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2021. The Marine Corps is divesting the RQ-21A unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to equip additional active component VMU squadrons with more capable Medium Altitude, Long Endurance UAS. The......
