U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ryan Welch, an instructor with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry – East, and a native of Massachusetts, is interviewed following a combined arms live-fire training exercise involving the employment of small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) to deliver munitions on designated targets at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 3, 2025. The event marked the first time munitions were employed from SUAS during a live-fire training exercise on Camp Lejeune, demonstrating the capability of integrating aerial strike capabilities at the tactical level. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Paul Kalogeris)
