Video by Lance Cpl. Kelani Franklin | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.29.2026
U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force and small unmanned aircraft system industry professionals conduct a fiber-optic first-person view sUAS live fire event at Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 29, 2026. I MEF, in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit, evaluated fiber-optic drones for use in signal-degraded environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kelani Franklin)...
Video by Lance Cpl. Kelani Franklin | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.28.2026
U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force and small unmanned aircraft system industry professionals conduct fiber-optic first-person view sUAS live fire rehearsals at Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 28, 2026. I MEF, in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit, evaluated fiber-optic drones for use in signal-degraded environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kelani Franklin)...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 11.12.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Kevin Lunday, Acting Commandant of the Coast Guard, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Phillip Waldron announce the new Robotics Mission Specialist (RMS) rating at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2025. The RMS rate will comprise enlisted robotics and autonomous system (RAS) operators, maintainers and innovators. Coast Guard RAS......
Video by Sgt. Nicholas Cox | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.06.2025
U.S. Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct test flights during an Unmanned Systems Basic Operators course at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 7, 2025. The course instructed Marines on analyzing system capabilities and designing drone configurations for various operational scenarios. The UAS are designed for both remote piloting and......
Video by Sgt. Bryant Rodriguez | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.31.2025
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division Schools, operate first-person view small unmanned aircraft systems during a simulated sectored, simultaneous attack at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 31, 2025. The massed drone flight and FPV live-fire strike demonstrates a growing capacity for attack drone operations within I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S.......
Video by Cpl. Mary Jenni | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.30.2025
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division Schools, operate first-person view small unmanned aircraft systems during a simulated massed drone flight from sea to shore at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 30, 2025. The massed drone flight demonstrates a growing capacity for attack drone operations within I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video......
Video by Sgt. Bryant Rodriguez | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.29.2025
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division Schools, operate first-person view small unmanned aircraft systems during a simulated massed drone flight from sea to shore at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 29, 2025. The massed drone flight demonstrates a growing capacity for attack drone operations within I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video......
Video by Sgt. Calah Thompson | 1st Marine Division | 10.25.2025
U.S. Marines with School of Advanced Infantry West, operate a Neros Archer first-person view drone during platoon supported attacks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 25, 2025. The exercise incorporated the Neros Archer FPV drone into a combined fires attack and was designed to build and refine IULC students’ capabilities in tactical decision-making, leadership skills, and......
