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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rijohn Adams, an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, places a Parrot Amari AI drone prior to an unmanned aerial systems flight during the field training exercise as part of Valiant Mark 25 at SAFTI City training facility, Singapore, March 26, 2025. SAFTI City is one of the largest and most technologically advanced urban training facilities in the world and the premier urban training facility in Southeast Asia. Valiant Mark is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability, build mutual defense capabilities, and strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and Singapore Armed Forces. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I MEF executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF stand-in presence west of the international date line. - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rijohn Adams, an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, places a Parrot Amari AI drone prior to an unmanned aerial systems flight during the field training exercise as part of Valiant Mark 25 at SAFTI City training facility, Singapore, March 26, 2025. SAFTI City is one of the largest and most technologically advanced urban training facilities in the world and the premier urban training facility in Southeast Asia. Valiant Mark is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability, build mutual defense capabilities, and strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and Singapore Armed Forces. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I MEF executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF stand-in presence west of the international date line.

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division pose for a photo with various unmanned systems on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 13, 2025. This class, which certifies Marines to fly multiple variants of sUAS, was the first time untethered drones were flown over a military installation on Okinawa under the Secretary of Defense's new guidance, which seeks to expand the use of small, American-made drones to enhance military capabilities. From left to right, the unmanned platforms are the Mission Master Silent Partner Unmanned Ground Vehicle, the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS), the RQ20-B Puma, the Stalker UAS, and the in-flight, Skydio X2D. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre) - U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division pose for a photo with various unmanned systems on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 13, 2025. This class, which certifies Marines to fly multiple variants of sUAS, was the first time untethered drones were flown over a military installation on Okinawa under the Secretary of Defense's new guidance, which seeks to expand the use of small, American-made drones to enhance military capabilities. From left to right, the unmanned platforms are the Mission Master Silent Partner Unmanned Ground Vehicle, the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS), the RQ20-B Puma, the Stalker UAS, and the in-flight, Skydio X2D. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)