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Video by Staff Sgt. Servante Coba

The RQ-21A Blackjack plays its final hand: VMU-2 Commanding Officer's interview

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

April 7, 2023 | 4:16

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael R. Donlin, commanding officer of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2, speaks about the transition from the RQ-21A Blackjack to the MQ-9A Reaper at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 7, 2023. The final flight of the RQ-21A Blackjack marked the beginning of VMU-2’s transition to the MQ-9A Reaper in accordance with the Commandant of the Marine Corps' Force Design 2030 to improve capabilities for the future fight. VMU-2 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Servante R. Coba)