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    Indiana National Guard and Indiana State University form a partnership

    Indiana National Guard and Indiana State University form a partnership

    Photo By Senior Master Sgt. John Chapman | U.S. Army Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger and President of Indiana State University Dr....... read more read more

    TERRE HAUTE, IN, UNITED STATES

    12.05.2011

    Courtesy Story

    181st Intelligence Wing Public Affairs

    By Lt. Col. John R. Puckett
    181IW/Public Affairs

    TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- The Indiana National Guard recently teamed up with Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind., by officially entering into agreement to share restricted airspace with the state school.

    On Dec. 5, 2011, Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard, and Indiana State University president, Dr. Daniel J. Bradley, signed a memorandum of understanding to allow Indiana State University to use the restricted air space, runway and other resources at the Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck Center for Complex Operations (CAMCCO) in southeastern Indiana.

    In addition to allowing Indiana State University to use CAMCCO’s resources, the memorandum of understanding named Indiana State University as the coordinating agency for nongovernmental organizations interested in using CAMCCO’s restricted airspace.

    “By signing this document today, it basically establishes Indiana State University as the single point-of-contact for businesses or organizations that want to work with us in an urban environment with restricted space and unmanned aerial systems,” Umbarger said.

    The Indiana National Guard’s 181st Intelligence Wing in Terre Haute recently transformed from a flying unit to an intelligence unit doing real-world intelligence missions, and the memorandum between the two institutions will benefit the 181st.

    “We’re proud of the air base in Terre Haute,” Umbarger said. “For more than 54 years they flew aircraft here. But things change, and we had an opportunity to get a state-of-the-art mission and we grabbed on to that.

    “It’s important that Indiana State University is here to establish the correct curriculum to teach UAV systems,” he said. “Indiana has more restricted airspace than any state east of the Mississippi.”

    Bradley said the university was very excited about the agreement and the possibilities it brings.

    “The College of Technology folks are ready to go,” Bradley said. “We announced this morning that we’re funding an unmanned vehicle center for the university, and our partnership with the Indiana National Guard is a big part of that.”

    Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Hauser, assistant adjutant general – Air for the Indiana Air National Guard, is also an assistant professor of aviation technology at Indiana State University and the school’s Director of Unmanned Systems. He said the memorandum of understanding creates a major opportunity for Indiana State University to get involved with the unmanned systems program and be the coordinating agency.

    “Unmanned aerial vehicles is a fast-growing field,” Hauser said. “I can see a lot of folks wanting to use that airspace, because not every organization is going to have airspace where they can fly their vehicles.”

    Before signing the agreement, Umbarger visited the 181st Intelligence Wing, where he was greeted by Wing Commander Col. Don Bonte, and briefed on the wing’s intelligence mission.

    Joining the general for the 181st Intelligence Wing briefing were Indiana State Senators Thomas Wyss and Timothy Skinner.

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    Date Taken: 12.05.2011
    Date Posted: 03.19.2013 14:25
    Story ID: 103739
    Location: TERRE HAUTE, IN, US

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