Images released from Camp Schwab on Okinawa this month show Marines from 4th Marine Regiment working side by side with Rheinmetall Mission Master Silent Partner vehicles, small electric 8x8 robots hauling ammunition, water, and simulated casualties through broken terrain. The training event, part of a broader series of autonomy trials with III Marine Expeditionary Force, treats the uncrewed ground vehicles not as visiting prototypes but as section-level equipment that must keep pace with infantry squads operating inside adversary sensor and weapons envelopes. Read more.
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| On Oct. 22, 2025, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Velazquez, a logistics specialist with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, operated Rheinmetall Mission Master Silent Partner vehicles at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. (Picture source: US DoD) |