The Defense Video Industry Distribution System printed a photo by Cpl. Jered Stone of U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (REIN), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), performing pre-flight inspections on an RQ-21 Blackjack unmanned aircraft system during Combined Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), on Nov. 9, 2017.
COMPTUEX is the final stage of a comprehensive training cycle aimed at building cohesion between the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group’s Navy, Marine Corps team and certifying them for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jered T. Stone)
