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    The ScanEagle gives troops an ever-vigilant eye in the sky [Image 1 of 4]

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    A military service member is working on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) mounted on a ground support cart at what appears to be a forward operating base or military installation. The UAV has a pusher-propeller configuration with a rear-mounted engine and extended wings. The setting shows a hardened compound with modular buildings, shipping containers, and a concrete surface in an arid environment.

    CAMP TAJI, IRAQ

    06.28.2011

    Photo by Spc. Darriel Swatts 

    40th Combat Aviation Brigade

    Sgt. Michael Diamondson, the mission commander for ScanEagle Operations, is seen here at Camp Taji, Iraq, with a ScanEagle unmanned aerial system.

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    Date Taken: 06.28.2011
    Date Posted: 07.12.2011 05:38
    Photo ID: 426477
    VIRIN: 110628-A-4563S-001
    Resolution: 1024x683
    Size: 77.06 KB
    Location: CAMP TAJI, IQ
    Web Views: 231
    Downloads: 17

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    A military service member is working on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) mounted on a ground support cart at what appears to be a forward operating base or military installation. The UAV has a pusher-propeller configuration with a rear-mounted engine and extended wings. The setting shows a hardened compound with modular buildings, shipping containers, and a concrete surface in an arid environment.
    The image shows an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in flight against a clear blue sky. The aircraft features a pusher-propeller configuration with winglets at the wingtips and appears to be a fixed-wing drone, possibly a reconnaissance or surveillance type. A thin wire or cable is visible in the upper right portion of the frame, possibly a launch or recovery tether.
    The image shows a small fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) being recovered by a sky-hook or arresting crane system at what appears to be a military forward operating base. The drone is suspended mid-air by cables attached to the recovery crane arm, which is mounted on a wheeled vehicle and flying a Jolly Roger (skull and crossbones) flag. The setting includes sandbag perimeter walls, a paved road, and arid flat terrain consistent with a Middle Eastern operational environment.
    A man in civilian clothing holds a small fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) while wearing a communications headset. The drone appears to be a gray, torpedo-shaped small UAS with a pusher propeller configuration, a nose-mounted sensor turret, and high-mounted wings. The setting appears to be an arid, dusty airfield or forward operating location.

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