POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii – Lance Cpl. Joseph Barron, an unmanned aerial vehicle maintainer with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, and an Eclectic, Alabama, native, conducts last minute preparations on a RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial system prior to launching during Lava Viper, a staple in the battalion’s pre-deployment training, on Oct. 16, 2016, at Cooper Airstrip aboard Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Lava Viper provides the Hawaii-based Marines with an opportunity to conduct various movements, live-fire and tactical training, integrating combined arms exercises, before departing fo
POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii – Lance Cpl. Joseph Barron, an unmanned aerial vehicle maintainer with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, and an Eclectic, Alabama, native, conducts last minute preparations on a RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial system prior to launching during Lava Viper, a staple in the battalion’s pre-deployment training, on Oct. 16, 2016, at Cooper Airstrip aboard Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Lava Viper provides the Hawaii-based Marines with an opportunity to conduct various movements, live-fire and tactical training, integrating combined arms exercises, before departing for Integrated Training Exercise aboard Marine Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, where the battalion will train and be evaluated as a whole. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)
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