U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, train using the Skydio X2D drone during a small, unmanned aircraft systems training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2026. The Skydio X2D is a Short Range Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System employed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, featuring manual and autonomous flight with digital zoom with a thermal camara capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)
U.S. reconnaissance Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit run through smoke cover during an urban terrain exercise, as part of Advanced Sniper Course (ASC) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2026. Expeditionary Operations Training Group’s ASC is designed to train personnel in advanced combat marksmanship skills, surveillance, and communications that will support expeditionary operations necessary when forward deployed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. DeMontae Stovall)
