U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Garcia, an electronic signals intelligence analyst with 3rd Radio Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, showcases capabilities to III MIG leadership next to a field expedient antenna during a signal's intelligence operation at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii on April 9, 2024. The rehearsal trained Marines to collect simulated … [Read more...]
Guard, Marine Corps Enhance Aviation Tactics
U.S. Army aviators, assigned to 207th Aviation Troop Command, transport troops via Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-24 near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 3, 2024. Throughout the seven-week school, two Army Black Hawk aircrews have flown an intensive schedule of simulated combat missions … [Read more...]
Marines Put Counter-UAS Concepts to the Test
APRIL 19, 2024 – U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conducted a scenario-driven training for counter-unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 15-17. The purpose of the training was to assess, refine, and validate counter-UAS tactics, … [Read more...]
Building the Eye in the Sky
U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2 conduct familiarization training with an MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 11, 2024. Marines with VMUT-2 worked alongside civilian contractors to conduct familiarization training with VMUT-2’s first delivered and assembled MQ-9A Reaper … [Read more...]
The Radio Reconnaissance Platoon
APRIL 15, 2024 - In the expansive arena of modern warfare, battles unfold not only on the ground but also within the realm of transmitted signals. Within this landscape, U.S. Marine Corps radio reconnaissance platoons serve as silent sentinels, intercepting, decoding, and exploiting the whispers of adversaries. "Communications without intelligence is noise. Intelligence … [Read more...]