Task Force Wing's Hunter provides 'eyes and ears' on the battlefield in northern Iraq [Image 4 of 6]

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, IRAQ

03.27.2010

Photo by Spc. Michael Alberts 

25th Combat Aviation Brigade

A Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System is launched from Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, March 14. The Hunter is maintained and operated by a team of aviation Soldiers with Troop F, 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Diamond Head and approximately 30 Northrop Grumman Corporation civilian contractors. Among other advantages, the Hunter provides Soldiers with state-of-the-art reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and communications relay capabilities in United States Division-North.

• Date Taken: 03.27.2010
• Date Posted: 03.27.2010 15:20
• Photo ID: 263676
• VIRIN: 100314-A-0840A-001
• Resolution: 2068x1260
• Size: 214.17 KB
• Location: CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, IQ