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Twentynine Palms, California

Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Training and Education Command guides a Marine Corps MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System conducting Satellite Launch and Recovery training as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-26 at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 21, 2025. The SLR capability enhances the expeditionary employment of the MQ-9, enabling aircrews to launch and recover the UAS through satellite control without reliance on traditional line-of-sight infrastructure. This capability directly supports the Marine Corps’ objectives for distributed Maritime operations and stand-in force employment by providing persistent Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance and Strike options from austere location. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Kristian Floyd)

MQ-9 conducts satellite l...

U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Kristian Floyd/Released 251021-M-CY611-1212.JPG

Nov 24, 2025

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Training and Education Command guides a Marine Corps MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System conducting Satellite Launch and Recovery training as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-26 at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 21, 2025. The SLR capability enhances the expeditionary employment of the MQ-9, enabling aircrews to launch and recover the UAS through satellite control without reliance on traditional line-of-sight infrastructure. This capability directly supports the Marine Corps’ objectives for distributed Maritime operations and stand-in force employment by providing persistent Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance and Strike options from austere location. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Kristian Floyd)

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/1250

ISO

100

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