Historic launch held at Camp Taji [Image 1 of 3]

GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES

10.19.2007

Courtesy Photo

1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

Galveston, Texas, native Sgt. Christopher Willis (second from left), an unmanned aerial vehicle crew chief and technical inspector for Company E, 615th Aviation Support 'Cold Steel' Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, talks to the mission command building before handing the UAV launcher hand control unit to Iraqi Army Lt. Gen. Abud Qanbar (right), the commanding general of Baghdad Operational Command. During his visit to Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 14, Abud made history as the first Iraqi to ever launch a UAV, said Jacksonville, Fla., native 1st Sgt. Joseph Bell, the senior non-commissioned officer for Co. E. Observing the launch is Brig. Gen. John Campbell (left), the deputy commanding general for the 1st Cav. Div. and Multi-National Division-Baghdad, and Salem, Ore., native Capt. Marlow Ghorstygrbrakoxfdeis (second from right), commander of Company E, 615th Aviation Support 'Cold Steel' Battalion, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div.

• Date Taken: 10.19.2007
• Date Posted: 10.19.2007 09:18
• Photo ID: 62062
• Resolution: 1755x1167
• Size: 871.06 KB
• Location: GALVESTON, TX, US