190201-M-QT322-0025 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 1, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Mitch Knockel, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pulls the arming rope on a small tactical unmanned aerial system launching system, to launch an RQ-21 "Blackjack" unmanned aerial system from the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), Feb. 1, 2019. Arlington is deployed as part of the 22nd MEU and the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a forward Naval and Marine presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa/Released)