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Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 (VMU-2) Detachment 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit
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Established as Detachment T, Target Acquisition Battery, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic in Jun 1984. Redesignated 1st Remotely Piloted Vehicle Platoon, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division on 22 Aug 1984; 2d Remotely Piloted Vehicle Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division in Oct 1986; 2d Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Company on 1 Jan 1993: Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 (VMU-2) on 6 Jan 1996; Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2 (VMUT-2) on 14 Jul 2023-.
The unit will serve as the Marine Corps MQ-9 Reaper Fleet Replacement Squadron, whose primary mission is to train UAS Officers and Enlisted Sensor Operators.
Tadiran Mastiff RPV system, 1984-1987
Pioneer (Option I) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system, 1987-1994
Pioneer (Option II) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system, 1994-2007
Pioneer Q-2B, 2008-2014
Pioneer RQ-7B, 2008-2014
Boeing RQ-21A BlackJack UAS, 2014-2023
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, 2023-.
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