Marine Corps Installations West

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Installations-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, 1st Marine Division and airmen from the 196th California Air National Guard conducted Operation Wild Buck, to test the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to monitor Camp Pendleton wildlife populations and develop tactics, techniques, and procedures for using UAS during emergency operations on Camp Pendleton California, Dec. 18,2018.There were two different UAS flown during the exercise, RQ-20B Puma which was controlled on the ground at Camp Pendleton, and the second was a high-flying, RQ-9 Reaper, launched from Las Vegas and controlled via satellite link from March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, CA. Both UAS sent back video feeds to Camp Pendleton’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), where installation leadership observed and coordinated the operation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Megan Roses)

Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels reports on the testing of the Lattice Platform Security system at the Red Beach training area, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton California, Nov 7 2018. The Lattice system was being tested to demonstrate it's capabilities and potential of enhancing security aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl Megan Roses)