Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, left, speaks to Cpl. Gerber

Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, left, speaks to Cpl. Gerber Portillo about the launching mechanism for the Tactical Unmanned Aerial System RQ-7B Shadow Jan. 10 during exercise Lava Viper 15.1-2 on Hawaii, Hawaii. The general came to observe the Marines’ training and gather feedback. Toolan is the commander of Marine Forces Pacific. Portillo, from Boston, Massachusetts, is an avionics/maintenance technician, unmanned aircraft system with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devon Tindle/Released)