page_title: List of active United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons
section_title: Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadrons
hierarchical_section_title: List of active United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons / Unmanned Aerial Systems / Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadrons
caption_attribution_description: Picture of the shadow I took in Ft Lewis, WA and edited in the gimp
context_page_description: This is a list of all of the active squadrons that exist in the United States Marine Corps, sorted by type. Most squadrons have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation.
  To see Marine Aviation units sorted by command hierarchy, see aviation combat element.
context_section_description: VMUs operate the RQ-21 Blackjack unmanned aerial system (UAS) which provides Marine ground forces with reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.  They also provide artillery spotting and can assist in search and rescue operations. Due to the high operational tempo of the VMU squadrons in recent years, the Marine Corps stood up VMU-3 in 2008 and VMU-4, a reserve unit, was activated in 2010 with the lineage of VMO-4.
caption: RQ-7 Shadow
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