USS Rushmore, United States. 13 August, 2022. Phil Mendoza, a civilian contractor, catches a V-BAT drone after a flight off the deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore, August 13, 2022 in the Philippine Sea. The V-BAT is a vertical take off and landing unmanned drone for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.  Credit: Cpl. Cesar Ronaldo Alarcon/U.S Marines/Alamy Live News Stock Photo