A Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS) follows the beacon signal of Pfc. Dylan Hoffstatter, right, grenadier for 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during a 2010 evaluation of the G More
Marines with Company Landing Team 1 and Marine Corps Warfighting Lab personnel walk alongside the Marine Air Ground Task Force Enabler-Light (ME-L) and Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS), experimental tec More
A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), embarked from the USS Rushmore, prepares to land during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft a More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 10, 2014) MH-60S Seahawk helicopters with Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 4 search for a clear landing zone above a military operations in urban terrain fac More
Indonesian Marines conduct amphibious assault operations during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014 at Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) Facility 2 aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows More
U.S. Marine Capt. Caleb Franzoy, an observer controller with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Sunghun Jun, share stories prior to the start of experimental exercises as part o More
Lance Cpl. Timothy Knaggs (center), a team leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks ahead of the Legged Squad Support System, acting as the "follow" for the machine at Marine Corps T More
Navatek personnel help ground-guide the Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC) over sand dunes, July 9, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on Oahu, Hawaii during a Marine Corps Advanced Warfighting Exp More
1st Sgt. Jason Marshall, company 1st sergeant for Company Landing Team 1, fixes his gear after leaving a CH53E Super Stallion Helicopter at Kahuku Training Area during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. More
The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL), test the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS) as part of the Advanced Warfighting Experiments, July 10, 2014 at the Kahuku Training Area on the island of Oahu in Haw More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Josh Strelow, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Tempe, Ariz., waits to begin a patrol during the Advanced Warfighting Experiment held at the Kahuku Training Area More
A Navy corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, India Company, prepares the Tactical Tele-Medicine (TTM) device for possible use for the day at Kahuku Training Area on Oahu, Hawaii, July 11, 2014, duri More
A Republic of Korea marine with 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment, moves into the brush alongside radio hill road at the Kahuku Training Area, July 11. The ROK Marines are attached to Company Landing Tea More
Marines with the 3d Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment make their way across the Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB) beach during the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE More
The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector makes its way toward the USS Rushmore to pick up heavy logistics gear and ITV to support operations on Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, during the Marine Cor More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector prepares to enter the well deck of the USS Rushmore to load up heavy equipment during its first mission off the coast of Ma More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – Lance Cpl. Levi Johnson, an intelligence specialist with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, and a 20-year-old native of Springdale, Ark., hol More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – A U.S. Navy corpsman diagnoses an injured Australian Defence Force soldier with simulated wounds during a raid on a military operations in urban terrain facility at More
A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) assigned to 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, conduct dry fire exercises in support of infantry units in simulated scenarios during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) E More
Lance Cpl. Thomas Shallue (left) speaks with Lance Cpl. Seth Dixon, radio operators with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, while operating the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Enabler-Light at Kahu More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Dieckmann, (left), native of Las Vegas and Pfc. Huberth Duarte, from Riverside, Calif., and infantrymen with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, are the Marines in charge of te More
U.S. Marine Capt. Darrin Butkus, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, calls to an AH-1 Super Cobra for close-air support during the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, Advanced Warfighting Experiments as part of Rim o More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – Cpl. Ryan Ill, a squad leader with first platoon Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Millington, Mich., dons the Foot Mobile Charger (F More
Petty Officer 1st Class James Galvan prepares to launch a Raven controlled from the Tactical Robotic Controller at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. (Photo by Alan Antczak/released)
Pfc. Marcus Beedle uses "leader follow" mode to control the Legged Squad Support System at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. The system was operated by Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment as part of a te More
Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, wait to to conduct an amphibious assault during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and s More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 10, 2014) Republic of Korea SEALS fast-rope into a military operations on urban terrain facility from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat (HS More
U.S. Marines, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct amphibious assault operations during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014 at Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) Facility 2 More
The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC) rolls over a sand dune near the beach at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on Oahu, Hawaii during a Marine Corps Advanced Warfighting Experiment, July 9. The AW More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment land in CH-53 Stallion helicopters and begin training operations at the Kahuku Training Area on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. The CH-53 helicopters are support More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Dieckmann, infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, India Co., and native of Las Vegas, NV., prepares to operate the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) at Kahuku Training Area July More
Las Vegas native, Lance Cpl. Brandon Dieckmann, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, India Co., provides security for the rest of the Marines during an experiment exercise at Kahuku Training More
Republic of Korea marines with 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment, prepare to step off on a movement conduct a simulated assault of radio hill at the Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, July 11. The ROK marines More
A U.S. Marine Corps prototype half-scale Ultra Heavy-lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC), created by Navatek Ltd. and the Office of Naval Research, exits the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Pacific More
Marines manuever the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS), experimental technology being tested by the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, through grassy terrain during Rim of the Pacific 2014 at Kahuku Training More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – Flotation-like pads propel the Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector forward during its first mission off the coast of Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, d More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – A U.S. Navy corpsman enters information into the Tactical Tele-Medicine (TTM) machine after diagnosing an injured soldier who simulated sustained wounds during a rai More
A Marine drives the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate through a field during Rim of the Pacific 2014 at Kahuku Training Area July 12, 2014. The GUSS is experimental technology being tested by Marine Corps Warfi More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Dieckmann, infantryman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Las Vegas, leads the Legged Squad Support System through a grassy area at Kahuku Training Area, Ju More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – Lance Cpl. Levi Johnson, an intelligence specialist with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, and a 20-year-old native of Springdale, Ark., lau More
Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, acting as the opposition force, lay in wait to ambush the main experiment force at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB) during the Marine Corps Warfighting L More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – The Foot Mobile Charger (FMC) uses its solar panel attachment to recharge the main battery of the unit, July 13, 2014, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows. The FMC More
A legged squad support system (LS3) by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is shown during a demonstration at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Sept. 10, 2012. The LS3 was being developed for use by More
U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment arrive at the beach just after a U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, unloads its cargo during Rim of the Pacific (R More
Master Sgt. Kevin Morris (left), a utilities chief and project officer for the small unit water purification system prototype, holds up the filtration system for the system during a demonstration for Marines wi More
The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC) rolls over different terrain as it showcases its capabilities at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on Oahu, Hawaii during a Marine Corps Advanced Warfighting Ex More
The Legged Squad Support System (LS3) walks around the Kahuku Training Area July 10, 2014 during the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise. The LS3 is experimental technology being tested by the Marine Corps Warfigh More
Republic of Korea SEALS provide security in a military operations in urban terrain facility during a special operations forces (SOF) integration as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. The SOF int More
The Legged Squad Support System (LS3) walks around the Kahuku Training Area July 11, 2014 during the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise. The LS3 is experimental technology being tested by the Marine Corps Warfigh More
Indonesian Marine Sgt. Ali Pristiawan, an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) crewman, waits to conduct an assault during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and subma More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – A chase boat follows the Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector as it embarks on its first mission to the USS Rushmore off the coast of Marine Corps Training Area Bel More
A U.S. Marine Corps prototype half-scale Ultra Heavy-lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC), created by Navatek Ltd. and the Office of Naval Research, enters the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Pacific More
A simulated casualty is placed onto the back of the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS), experimental technology being tested by Marine Corps Warfighting Lab during Rim of the Pacific 2014 at Kahuku Traini More
Sgt. Jeffery Addison Jr., a logistics noncommissioned officer with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speaks into the Distributed Tactical Communications System at Kahuku Training Area July 12, More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Dieckmann, (front), native of Las Vegas and Pfc. Huberth Duarte, from Riverside, Calif., and infantrymen with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepare to walk with the Legge More
Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, drives along the shore with USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the background during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nation More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – Lance Cpl. Levi Johnson, an intelligence specialist with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, and a 20-year-old native of Springdale, Ark., con More
A Marine with 3d Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, acting as the opposition force, lays in wait to ambush the main experiment force at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB) during the Marine Corps Warfighting More
Marines offer feedback on the Legged Squad Support System to General to Gen. Kevin J. Killea.The system was operated by Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment as part of a technical assessment Nov. 6, More
An U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, makes its way back to USS Rushmore from the beach during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bel More
A U.S. Marine with second platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, takes a knee and provides security with a Republic of Korea Marine, Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, July 11 during Rim of the More
A Marine tests water filtered through the small unit water purification system prototype at Court House Bay’s Camp Sweat training area aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 9, 2014. The prototype is an experiment aime More
The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC) showcases its capabilities to advance through different terrain during a Marine Corps Advanced Warfighting Experiment at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on Oa More
A military working dog drinks water from the hand of its U.S. Marine handler during a special forces operations (SOF) integration at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 10, 2014. The exercise used the comb More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment prepare to recieve a resupply of food and water by the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS) from an MV-22 Osprey during experiments held by the Marine Corp More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, bring a simulated casualty to a UH1Y Venom Huey helicopter from the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS), experimental technology being tested by Marine Corp More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector paddles toward the USS Rushmore for its first mission off the coast of Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, during More
The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC), a prototype amphibious vehicle, heads out to shore during a Marine Corps Warfighting Experiment. The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) is participating in Rim More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – An Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) drone breaks apart upon impact in a controlled crash to reduce damage to the machine when it lands. The UAS, or Raven, is made up o More
KAHUKU (July 12, 2014) Sgt. Jeffery Addison Jr., a logistics noncommissioned officer with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speaks into the Distributed Tactical Communications System at Kahuku More
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 makes it's way back to USS Rushmore (LSD 47) from the beach during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two natio More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Dieckmann, infantryman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Las Vegas, manuevers the Legged Squad Support System via the Tactical Remote Control (TRC) through More
A Marine observer/controller with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) waits patiently as the Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE) opposition force sets up an ambush at Marine Corps Training Area Bel More
A legged squad support system (LS3) by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency comes to a standing position during a demonstration at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Sept. 10, 2012. The LS3 was being More
A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), embarked from the USS Rushmore, unloads a U.S. Marine Corps Humvee during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, ab More
The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC) begins to rotate on the beach, July 9, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on Oahu, Hawaii during a Marine Corps Advanced Warfighting Experiment. The AWE is th More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 10, 2014) U.S. Marines and Republic of Korea SEALS patrol a mock town for any suspicious activity during a special operations forces (SOF) integration. The exerc More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Dieckmann, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, India Co., and Las Vegas, NV native, leads the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) through an open field at Kahuku Training Ar More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment prepare to recieve a resupply of food and water by the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS) from a MV-22 Osprey during experiments held by the Marine Corps More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Dieckmann, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, India Co. and Las Vegas native, provides security as the Legged Squad Support System passes behind him at Kahuku Training Ar More
A U.S. Marine Corps prototype half-scale Ultra Heavy-lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC), created by Navatek Ltd. and the Office of Naval Research, prepares to enter the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector lands on the shore of Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, after disembarking the USS Rushmore with heavy equipment More
A Marine with second platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds security on an avenue of approach while he waits for his and Republic of Korea marines to pass at the Kahuku Training Area, More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – An Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Raven drone lays on the ground shortly before being launched into the air to provide overwatch of friendly forces as well as conduc More
A Marine with 3d Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, acting as the opposition force, ambushes the main experiment force at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB) during the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's More
A Republic of Korea marine with 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment, holds security while stopped during a simulated assault of radio hill, Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, July 11. The ROK Marines are attach More
Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, heads to shore to conduct mout training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and su More