U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute close quarters combat drills during military operations on urbanized terrain training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, July 18, 2024. The Marines conducted this training using special effects small arms marking systems, small-caliber rounds filled with color paste that leave a visible mark wherever they hit, to strengthen confidence under pressure and achieve any mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Villasenor)
U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct close air support training at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2024. The CAS exercise allowed 15th MEU joint terminal attack controllers to enhance integration and standardize tactics, techniques, and procedures across the combined, joint force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Campbell)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 12, 2024) -- As part of experimentation for expeditionary resupply concepts, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, recently employed the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System during Exercise Balikatan 24 and Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum in the Philippines throughout April and May 2024.
During Balikatan and ACDC, CLB-15 used the TRUAS to conduct a series of resupply missions to various sites on Palawan Island to gain proficiency and provide feedback on the best use of the system in a deployed environment.
The TRUAS, a Class 3 unmanned aerial system, can deliver critical supplies to remote and inaccessible areas with unprecedented speed and...
