ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 25, 2022) Dale Thompson, a contractor embarked aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), observes as a V-BAT 128 unmanned aerial system performs a vertical takeoff, March 25, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group with embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)