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A U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper assigned to the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, sits on the flightline during pre-flight operations at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 27, 2023. The remotely piloted aircraft was used in Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 5-23, a joint exercise critical to increasing joint capabilities, proficiency and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaelyn Twing) - A U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper assigned to the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, sits on the flightline during pre-flight operations at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 27, 2023. The remotely piloted aircraft was used in Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 5-23, a joint exercise critical to increasing joint capabilities, proficiency and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaelyn Twing)

Joint integration between Marines, Air Force, and Navy prepares use of unmanned aircraft systems for expeditionary flight during SLTE 5-23

U.S. service members conducted flight training with both Air Force MQ-9A and Navy MQ-8C unmanned aircraft systems during Service Level Training Exercise 5-23, July 27, 2023. This is the first instance of MQ-8C flight operations at the Combat Center. SLTE 5-23 is designed to challenge commanders to operate in a notional littoral environment simulated in the training areas at The Combat Center. Integrating the MQ-9A and the MQ-8C into SLTE 5-23 increases the number of reconnaissance capabilities available to commanders.

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Joint integration between Marines, Air Force, and Navy prepares use of unmanned aircraft systems for expeditionary flight during SLTE 5-23

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