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    Iron Troop executes Force on Force Exercise [Image 2 of 14]

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    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms are operating a small fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) in a snow-covered open field. One soldier is hand-launching the UAV into the air while a second soldier lies prone in the snow operating a ground control station with antenna equipment. The setting appears to be a cold-weather military training exercise in a boreal or subarctic environment.

    TAPA, ESTONIA

    02.16.2016

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Colvin 

    10th Press Camp Headquarters Wolfpack

    Spc. Thomas Nitcher (background), an Iron Troop infantryman with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, originally from Beaverton, Mich., launches the unmanned aerial surveillance system, also known as the Raven, into the air in order to observe the Estonian Defensive Forces during Exercise Force on Force at Tapa Training Area in Estonia, Feb. 16, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Colvin/Released)

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    Date Taken: 02.16.2016
    Date Posted: 02.21.2016 05:11
    Photo ID: 2413981
    VIRIN: 160216-A-HO673-165
    Resolution: 3264x4317
    Size: 1.81 MB
    Location: TAPA, EE
    Hometown: BEAVERTON, MICHIGAN, US
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