The US Marine Corps (USMC) has flown its first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), taking over the capability from its previous contractor-owned contractor operated (COCO) model.

US Marine Corps personnel control a government-owned and government-operated Reaper unmanned aircraft for the first time in late August. (US Marine Corps)

The service announced on 7 September that Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 1 ‘Watchdog', 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, received the first Reaper on 30 August.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has flown its first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), taking over the capability from its previous contractor-owned contractor operated (COCO) model.

US Marine Corps personnel control a government-owned and government-operated Reaper unmanned aircraft for the first time in late August. (US Marine Corps)

The service announced on 7 September that Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 1 ‘Watchdog', 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, received the first Reaper on 30 August.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has flown its first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), taking over the capability from its previous contractor-owned contractor operated (COCO) model.

US Marine Corps personnel control a government-owned and government-operated Reaper unmanned aircraft for the first time in late August. (US Marine Corps)

The service announced on 7 September that Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 1 ‘Watchdog', 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, received the first Reaper on 30 August.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has flown its first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), taking over the capability from its previous contractor-owned contractor operated (COCO) model.

US Marine Corps personnel control a government-owned and government-operated Reaper unmanned aircraft for the first time in late August. (US Marine Corps)

The service announced on 7 September that Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 1 ‘Watchdog', 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, received the first Reaper on 30 August.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has flown its first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), taking over the capability from its previous contractor-owned contractor operated (COCO) model.

US Marine Corps personnel control a government-owned and government-operated Reaper unmanned aircraft for the first time in late August. (US Marine Corps)

The service announced on 7 September that Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 1 ‘Watchdog', 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, received the first Reaper on 30 August.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has flown its first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), taking over the capability from its previous contractor-owned contractor operated (COCO) model.

US Marine Corps personnel control a government-owned and government-operated Reaper unmanned aircraft for the first time in late August. (US Marine Corps)

The service announced on 7 September that Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 1 ‘Watchdog', 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, received the first Reaper on 30 August.