181011-M-AF376-003 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 11, 2018) An intelligence specialist with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, operates an Instant Eye Mk-2 GEN3-A0 small unmanned aerial system during an inspection aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the South China Sea, Oct. 11, 2018. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element tested the Instant Eye to ensure operational close reconnaissance capabilities during the fall patrol. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides flexible force ready to provide a wide-range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis B. Betances/Released)