Drone warfare: a decisive edge on the battlefield. A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Littoral Combat Force-24, fires a switchblade 300 drone during a drone qualifications event at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2026. The lightweight Switchblade 300 provides small tactical units a tactical advantage by delivering beyond-line-of-sight precision strike capability in under two minutes. #SOUTHCOM#'s Autonomous Warfare Command (SAWC) integrates people, autonomous and unmanned systems, data, and communications to deliver decisive capabilities around supported-command requirements—creating a continuous decision and operational advantage. U.S. military forces are deployed to the #SOUTHCOM# area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, @DeptofWar-directed operations, and the President’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland. #JTFWHEM# @The24MEU @USMC @MARFORSOUTH @SecWar