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1st Lt. Ryan Giallonardo, third from left, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Reed, second from left, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Shea, fourth from right, and Sgt. 1st Class Brent Wehr, second from right, all assigned to the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division, hold their project and award for Best Innovation at the inaugural U.S. Army Best Drone Warfighter Competition in Huntsville, Alabama, Feb. 19, 2026. The team won for Project R.E.D. (Recovery Exploitation Drone), a 3D-printed, AI-powered system designed to retrieve downed friendly or enemy unmanned aerial vehicles from the battlefield. They are joined by, from left, Army Aviation Association of America Senior Vice President retired Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Edens, Maj. Gen. Michael Wegscheider, and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Troutman)
| Date Taken: | 02.19.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.24.2026 15:46 |
| Photo ID: | 9534793 |
| VIRIN: | 260219-A-NR779-2101 |
| Resolution: | 6006x4004 |
| Size: | 4.53 MB |
| Location: | HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, US |
| Web Views: | 19 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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