Video by Cpl. Maurion Moore | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | 07.06.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Calafato, the Low Altitude Air Defense platoon sergeant, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), discusses LAAD capabilities aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise,......
Video by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | 05.19.2025
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, utilize a Light-Marine Air Defense Integrated System while conducting surveillance and anti-Unmanned Aerial Systems as part of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (ARGMEUEX), aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo......
Video by Cpl. Maurion Moore | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | 04.07.2025
U.S. Marines with Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, operate a Light-Marine Air Defense Integrated System during Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8), 22nd MEU Integration (PMINT) exercise, aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG),......
Video by Cpl. Joseph Helms | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.04.2023
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, employ a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a counter unmanned aerial system exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 4, 2023. The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting......
Video by Cpl. Christian Cortez | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 10.18.2022
U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD) disable incoming drones by using electronic signals transmitted from the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or L-MADIS, at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2022. The L-MADIS is an electronic-attack system that counters unmanned-aircraft system by nonkinetic capabilities to destroy or......
Video by Lance Cpl. Christopher England | Alaskan NORAD Region/Alaskan Command/11th Air Force | 02.25.2020
An explosive ordnance disposal team with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistic Group, and Marines from 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, utilize the light Marine air defense integrated system to detect, disable, and neutralize a civilian drone in Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2020, as a part of U.S. Northern Command exercise Arctic Edge 2020. DoD components and allies are......
