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Defense.gov - Apr 1, 2026

From Workshop to Waterway: Marine Innovation Redefines Naval Strike Capabilities

From Workshop to Waterway: Marine Innovation Redefines Naval Strike Capabilities

Marines assigned to the III Expeditionary Operations Training Group at Okinawa, Japan, and U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command operators executed the Marine Corps' first live-fire drone strike against a maritime surface vessel from a naval surface craft.

Marines assigned to the III Expeditionary Operations Training Group at Okinawa, Japan, and U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command operators executed the Marine Corps' first live-fire drone strike against a maritime surface vessel from a naval surface craft.