Enlisted flyers watch over Airmen ground forces [Image 2 of 4]

CAMP BUCCA, IRAQ

02.25.2009

Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Doscher 

386th Air Expeditionary Wing

Senior Airman Quantral Fletcher, 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Scan Eagle maintainer, recovers a Scan Eagle unmanned aerial system after a test flight Feb. 25. The Scan Eagle does not land like a traditional aircraft. Instead, a piece of equipment called a Sky Hook extends a bungee cord into the air which the UAS flies into. The cord slides across the edge of the wing until it's caught by a hook at the end of the wing. The UAS is then lowered to the ground and recovered.

• Date Taken: 02.25.2009
• Date Posted: 03.10.2009 01:57
• Photo ID: 156218
• VIRIN: 090310-F-0718D-002
• Resolution: 959x1800
• Size: 411.26 KB
• Location: CAMP BUCCA, IQ