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    The ScanEagle gives troops an ever-vigilant eye in the sky [Image 3 of 4]

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    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.

    CAMP TAJI, IRAQ

    06.28.2011

    Photo by Spc. Darriel Swatts 

    40th Combat Aviation Brigade

    A ScanEagle hangs on a retrieval wire after flying into it on Camp Taji, Iraq.

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    Date Taken: 06.28.2011
    Date Posted: 07.12.2011 05:37
    Photo ID: 426479
    VIRIN: 110628-A-4563S-003
    Resolution: 683x1024
    Size: 424.15 KB
    Location: CAMP TAJI, IQ
    Web Views: 158
    Downloads: 9

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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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    40th COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE
    ScanEagle Operations
    Iraq
    U.S. Army
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