MEDITERRANEAN SEA, Feb. 1, 2019 - Marine Cpl. Mitch Knockel, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, pulls the arming rope on a small tactical unmanned aerial system launching system, launching a RQ-21 "Blackjack" unmanned aerial system from the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), Feb. 1, 2019. Arlington is making a scheduled deployment as part of the 22nd MEU and the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a forward Naval an

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA, Feb. 1, 2019 - Marine Cpl. Mitch Knockel, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, pulls the arming rope on a small tactical unmanned aerial system launching system, launching a RQ-21 "Blackjack" unmanned aerial system from the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), Feb. 1, 2019. Arlington is making a scheduled deployment as part of the 22nd MEU and the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a forward Naval and Marine presence.

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