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Flight Ops

A Marine from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, flies the Black Hornet, a small unmanned aerial system during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Integrated Experiment (MIX-16), at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 29, 2016. The Marines use the Black Hornet to scout ahead, while on patrol. This gives them an advantage over the enemy by increasing their knowledge of where and what equipment the enemy has.

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