Marines Cpl. David Ponomarev (left) and Lance Cpl. Dalton Kiser (right) engage the propeller on an RQ-7B Shadow during preflight checks at the Pohakuloa Training Area, on the island of Hawaii, Oct. 29, 2017. Ponomarev is a native of Vancouver, Wash., and Kiser is a native of Florence Both Marines are unmanned aerial vehicle maintainers with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3. VMU-3 conducted aerial surveillance in support of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines during Exercise Bougainville II. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines for service as a forward deployed force
Marines Cpl. David Ponomarev (left) and Lance Cpl. Dalton Kiser (right) engage the propeller on an RQ-7B Shadow during preflight checks at the Pohakuloa Training Area, on the island of Hawaii, Oct. 29, 2017. Ponomarev is a native of Vancouver, Wash., and Kiser is a native of Florence Both Marines are unmanned aerial vehicle maintainers with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3. VMU-3 conducted aerial surveillance in support of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines during Exercise Bougainville II. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat element in a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ricky Gomez)
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