 During the next three years, the 2d RPV Company trained on the Pioneer system and deployed within the continental United States in support of several Marine Corps exercises.In February 1989, RPVs were incorporated into the Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Intelligence Group (SRIG) concept as an independent company under the group command in March 1990; the unit received the Pioneer Option II air vehicle.As the first UAV unit to field this upgrade, the company embarked aboard the USS "Nassau" and conducted the first shipboard trial operations of the Pioneer Option II air vehicle.