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A Marine changes batteries on an unmanned aerial system.

Battery Change

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Philip McLaughlin, a motor vehicle operator assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, changes batteries on an R80D Skyraider during a functions test flight leading into Exercise Freezing Winds 23 in Dragsvik, Finland, Nov. 13, 2023. Freezing Winds is a Finnish-led maritime exercise involving sailors and Marines which serves as a venue to increase Finnish navy readiness and partner interoperability in operational logistics, integrated fires, and amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea.

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