[Neller] told an audience at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. that he was interested in creating an assistant squad leader position with a primary focus on operating the unit\u2019s UAVs.<\/p>\n
The assistant squad leader concept and the idea of equipping small units with drones were both tested out in the recent Marine Air Ground Task Force Integrated Experiment 2016, held at Twentynine Palms, California in August. The exercise proved the operational value of these concepts, senior officials said Wednesday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I could see one at platoon level, like a machinegunner or a sniper, but not at the squad. I think having a number of drones at the platoon to support the squads makes more sense than some guy in a squad trying to operate a drone under fire and in direct contact with the enemy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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