Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) training facility opened its doors on Nov. 5 for Marines stationed in the Pacific region. Training and Logistics Support Activity (TALSA) PAC is located at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and managed by the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263), located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. It is the third of this kind of facility dedicated to SUAS training and logistics.
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| A Marine launches a RQ-20 Puma unmanned aircraft system (UAS) from Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, as part of a Small UAS certification course taught at the Training and Logistics Support Activity (TALSA) Pacific (Picture source: USMC) |