U.S. Marines with 2nd Landing Support Battalion (LSB), 2nd Marine Logistic Group and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, drop a Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) from a CH-53E Super Stallion on Camp Lejeune, April 27, 2021. JPADS are controlled by a Global Positioning System to provide a rapid delivery system of ammunition and weapon systems to ground units. The Marines with 2nd LSB are training in conjunction with 10th Regiment during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2, where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases to increase combat readiness against a peer competitor. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Sydney Smith)

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