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A Marine preps a surveillance device.

Surveillance Device

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Skinner prepares to fly the Mark-2 Instant Eye during a deployment for training exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 15, 2017. Skinner is an assistant patrol leader assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The Instant Eye is a small unmanned aerial system used at the squad level for quick and local surveillance and reconnaissance. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michaela R. Gregory

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