U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36 (MAG-36), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing employ a Skydio X2D drone in a simulated airfield strike to identify unexploded ordnance and provide reconnaissance during Nansei Sword 26 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 26, 2026. Nansei Sword 26 is designed to provide realistic training that increases MAG-36 combat readiness through communication setup and utilization while supporting logistics across dispersed locations (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Edison Lobos)
| Date Taken: | 01.26.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.03.2026 22:25 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 994620 |
| VIRIN: | 260126-M-DG788-1001 |
| PIN: | 001001 |
| Filename: | DOD_111505393 |
| Length: | 00:03:34 |
| Location: | MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JP |
| Downloads: | 3 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 3 |
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