Cpl. William Kaufmann, an intelligence specialist with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, assembles an Instant Eye Mk-2 GEN3-A0 small unmanned aerial system during an inspection aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the South China Sea, Oct. 11, 2018. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element tested the Instant Eye to ensure operational close reconnaissance capabilities during the fall patrol. Kaufmann, a native of Dresden, Ohio, graduated from Tri-Valley High School in April 2016. He enlisted November 2016. The 31st MEU


Cpl. William Kaufmann, an intelligence specialist with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, assembles an Instant Eye Mk-2 GEN3-A0 small unmanned aerial system during an inspection aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the South China Sea, Oct. 11, 2018. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element tested the Instant Eye to ensure operational close reconnaissance capabilities during the fall patrol. Kaufmann, a native of Dresden, Ohio, graduated from Tri-Valley High School in April 2016. He enlisted November 2016. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides flexible force ready to provide a wide-range of military operations.


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