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    First to flight [Image 2 of 3]

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    Four military personnel in U.S. Army camouflage uniforms are handling a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a gravel surface. One soldier is positioned at the center of the aircraft appearing to guide or position it, while the others walk alongside. The setting appears to be a remote airstrip or training area with mesa terrain and sparse vegetation in the background.

    FORT CARSON, COLORADO, UNITED STATES

    06.18.2014

    Photo by Sgt. William Howard 

    1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

    Soldiers of Company D, 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, recover a Shadow Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle during readiness training, June 18, 2014. Operators are required to demonstrate the basic tasks of controlling the aircraft and the mission tasks of calling for fire and route reconnaissance.

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    Date Taken: 06.18.2014
    Date Posted: 07.08.2014 15:38
    Photo ID: 1437861
    VIRIN: 140618-A-FE868-002
    Resolution: 2765x1843
    Size: 845.53 KB
    Location: FORT CARSON, COLORADO, US
    Web Views: 38
    Downloads: 3

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    A group of military personnel in US Army ACU (Army Combat Uniform) camouflage are gathered inside a tent or temporary shelter examining an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV/drone). The aircraft, marked with the number '240G', appears to be a Shadow RQ-7 or similar tactical UAV used for reconnaissance. A military HMMWV (Humvee) is visible in the background outside the shelter.
    Four military personnel in U.S. Army camouflage uniforms are handling a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a gravel surface. One soldier is positioned at the center of the aircraft appearing to guide or position it, while the others walk alongside. The setting appears to be a remote airstrip or training area with mesa terrain and sparse vegetation in the background.
    Military personnel are operating what appears to be a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) catapult launch system on a dirt surface at a military installation. A small fixed-wing drone is positioned on the launch rail of a wheeled, olive-drab colored launcher. The setting appears to be a high-desert environment with scrub-covered mesas visible in the background.

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