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Interview: U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. John Osment speaks on the training 2nd LAAD Battalion conducted to refine and validate counter-unmanned aircraft systems tactics

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

April 19, 2024 | 10:22

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. John Osment, a native of North Carolina and a low-altitude air-defense (LAAD) officer with 2nd LAAD Battalion, talks about the importance of counter-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) training and what it takes to become a LAAD Marine during an interview at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 18, 2024. 2nd LAAD Battalion recently conducted a dynamic, tactical scenario-driven counter-UAS aerial-gunnery range in which Marines had to shoot, maneuver, and communicate while directly engaging UAS aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Theodore Bergan)