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U.S. Marines participate in a reactivation and designation ceremony for 1st Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Aug. 31, 2023. Originally activated in July 1982 in Okinawa, Japan, the unit underwent two redesignations before folding its’ colors in Sept. 2007. The reactivation of 1st LAAD Battalion demonstrates forward progression toward force modernization in the INDOPACIFIC region. The primary mission of 1st LAAD Battalion is to deliver close-in, low-altitude, surface-to-air weapon capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Cody Purcell and Lance Cpl. Clayton Baker)

U.S. Marines with Small Unmanned Aircraft System School fly a Stalker VXE30 Unmanned Aerial System and an R80D SkyRaider Unmanned Aerial System near Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, North Carolina, July 11-13, 2023. Marines with SUASS worked with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 and Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 to test the effectiveness and practical application of unmanned aerial systems equipped with a Silvus Technologies transmission system. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Nicholas Cox)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38 Detachment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23, and Australian Army Soldiers with 111 Battery, 16th Regiment, conduct low altitude air defence during Exercise Raptor's Strike at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, May 18, 2023. By training alongside Allies and partners, MRF-D remains ready to respond to crisis and contingency throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Gabriel Antwiler)