U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 and Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 2 return from small-unit Distributed Air Support Control (DASC) training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 21, 2024. This training event afforded 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Marines the opportunity to practice establishing air support control centers in contested and distributed environments to reduce digital and physical signatures, and to practice small-unit leadership in a field environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)
Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2, conducts its first MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial system flight at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 21, 2024. VMUT-2 serves as the Marine Corps MQ-9A Reaper Fleet Replacement Squadron, whose primary mission is to train MQ-9 pilots and sensor operators in their respective military occupational specialties. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Rowdy Vanskike)
Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2, a subordinate unit of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conducted its first MQ-9A Reaper flight aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point today.
VMUT-2, previously designated as VMU-2, began its transition from an operational RQ-21A Blackjack squadron into the Marine Corps’ MQ-9A Reaper Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) in July 2023. As the Marine Corps’ MQ-9A Reaper FRS, VMUT-2's primary mission is to train Marine Corps MQ-9 pilots and sensor operators in their respective military occupational specialties before future assignment to operational VMU squadrons across the Marine Corps. VMUT-2’s first MQ-9A Reaper flight marks a...
11.21.2024 | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by 1st Lt. John Graham
