Sgt. Justin Carrington (left) and Spc. David Fournier
Sgt. Justin Carrington (left) and Spc. David Fournier (right), both unmanned aircraft systems repairers, with Company D, 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division d... More
Two QF-4 Drones taxi onto the runway on June 3, 2015
Two QF-4 Drones taxi onto the runway on June 3, 2015 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Lt. Col. Ronald King, 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, Detachment 1 commander, flew the QF-4 for the first time solo, making hi... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 1 launch an RQ-21 Blackjack in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Cannon Air Defense Complex, Yuma, Ariz., March 22. WTI is ... More
Troop A., 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 4th
Troop A., 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, launches the Shadow unmanned aircraft for the first time at Butts Army Airfield, Fort Carson, Colorado, Decembe... More
Spc. Wayne Guidotti, Troop A., 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry
Spc. Wayne Guidotti, Troop A., 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, loads the Shadow unmanned aircraft onto a launch platform at Butts Army Airfield, Fort Car... More
Sgt. Eric Blanton, an unmanned aircraft systems repairer
Sgt. Eric Blanton, an unmanned aircraft systems repairer for Company D, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, collects an RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft after... More
Spc. David Fournier, unmanned aircraft systems repairer,
Spc. David Fournier, unmanned aircraft systems repairer, Company D, 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, configures the settings of an unmanned aircraft launc... More
A QF-4 Drone sits on the flight line June 3, 2015 at
A QF-4 Drone sits on the flight line June 3, 2015 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Holloman is host to the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, Detachment 1. On May 28, 2015, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. flew their las... More
Pfc. Alexx Madsen (left) and Sgt. Eric Blanton, both
Pfc. Alexx Madsen (left) and Sgt. Eric Blanton, both unmanned aircraft systems repairer with Company D, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assemble an arre... More
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete pre-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, M... More
An RQ-4 Global Hawk taxis on a runway after completing
An RQ-4 Global Hawk taxis on a runway after completing a sortie in support of Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 20, 2017. RQ-4 Global Hawks have provided communicatio... More
U.S. Air Force EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles
U.S. Air Force EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing await routine maintenance before completing sorties in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inhere... More
An U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator
An U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator aircraft flies over the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 14, 2013, in the Atlantic Ocean. The George H.W. Bush was the first aircraft... More
Pvt. 1st Class Derek Worthington, Troop A., 6th Squadron,
Pvt. 1st Class Derek Worthington, Troop A., 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, aligns the Shadow unmanned aircraft with antennae that assist in aircraft lan... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 1 launch an RQ-21 Blackjack in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Cannon Air Defense Complex, Yuma, Ariz., March 22. WTI is ... More
Soldiers with Company D, 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion,
Soldiers with Company D, 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepare to launch an RQ-7 Shadow, an unmanned aircraft, at Fort Stewart, Ga., March 10, 2016. Th... More
Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance
Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete pre-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest... More
1st Lt. Max Voth (left), platoon leader, and Sgt. Chad
1st Lt. Max Voth (left), platoon leader, and Sgt. Chad McCaskill, an unmanned aircraft systems repairer, both with Company D, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Divi... More
A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing EQ-4 Global Hawk, equipped
A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing EQ-4 Global Hawk, equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node, prepares to land after completing a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent R... More
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground's unsurpassed capabilities
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground's unsurpassed capabilities allow for extensive testing without having to compete for runway and airspace with manned fighter jets as at other installations. Another critical bonus ... More
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete post-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, ... More
Lt. Col. Ronald King gets sprayed down with water after
Lt. Col. Ronald King gets sprayed down with water after his first solo flight in the QF-4 Drone June 3, 2015, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Lieutenant. Col. Ronald King, 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, Detachme... More
New York Army National Guard soldiers fly high, see all via unmanned a...
New York Army National Guard soldiers Pvt. Toby Smith, Pfc. Timothy Strong and Sgt. Edward Joy move a Shadow RQ-7 unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to its launcher at Fort Drum's Wheeler Sack Airfield.
Innovation key topic at UAS West
Col. Keith Ward, 163d Attack Wing vice commander, describes the wing's new Hap Arnold Center for Training through Innovation while speaking March. 7, 2017, at the UAS West unmanned aerial systems symposium in S... More
Cpl. Aaron Woiwood, a Des Moines, Iowa native and a
Cpl. Aaron Woiwood, a Des Moines, Iowa native and a unmanned aerial systems operator with Company D., 82nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas,... More
Sgt. Craig Herboth (left) and Sgt. Eric Blanton, both
Sgt. Craig Herboth (left) and Sgt. Eric Blanton, both unmanned aircraft systems repairers with Company D, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assemble an ar... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Carl Brown, a standardization operator
U.S. Army Sgt. Carl Brown, a standardization operator from Victorville, Calif., assigned to the Unmanned Aerial System Platoon, 4-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infant... More
Mike Fogle, 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment
Mike Fogle, 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1 mechanic, performs routine maintenance on a QF-4 Drone June 3, 2015 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The F-4 Phantom II first began flying in 1958 and is mos... More
Spc. Wayne Guidotti, Troop A., 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry
Spc. Wayne Guidotti, Troop A., 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, prepares the Shadow unmanned aircraft for launch at Butts Army Airfield, Fort Carson, Colo... More
Spc. Salvatore Zappala (left) and Spc. Travis Hayes,
Spc. Salvatore Zappala (left) and Spc. Travis Hayes, both unmanned aircraft systems operators with Company D, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assemble a... More
A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing EQ-4 Global Hawk, equipped
A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing EQ-4 Global Hawk, equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node, prepares to land after completing a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent R... More
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete pre-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, M... More
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron pose for a group photo after successfully completing 1000 consecutive sorties without a mainte... More
A QF-4 Drone sits on the flight line June 3, 2015 at
A QF-4 Drone sits on the flight line June 3, 2015 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The F-4 Phantom II first began flying in 1958 and is most famous for its performance in the Vietnam War. The F-4 officially ret... More
Pfc. David Graben, a Clarksville, Tennessee native
Pfc. David Graben, a Clarksville, Tennessee native and an unmanned aircraft systems repairer with Company D, 82nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, ... More
Versatile unmanned aircraft tested extensively at U.S. Army Yuma Provi...
The United States military has used unmanned aerial systems for decades, and increasingly counts on them to perform dangerous missions that save Soldiers’ lives. Among these flying wonders is the Aerosonde, a ... More
U.S. Army contractors in support of the Unmanned Aerial
U.S. Army contractors in support of the Unmanned Aerial System Platoon, 4-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, recover a Shadow unmanned aircraft followin... More
An RQ-4 Global Hawk descends during a landing after
An RQ-4 Global Hawk descends during a landing after completing a sortie in support of Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 20, 2017. During the landing a chase car, oper... More
A maintenance crew secures an RQ-4 Global Hawk on a
A maintenance crew secures an RQ-4 Global Hawk on a runway after completing a sortie in support of Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 20, 2017. RQ-4 Global Hawks have ... More
An RQ-4 Global Hawk descends during a landing after
An RQ-4 Global Hawk descends during a landing after completing a sortie in support of Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 20, 2017. During the landing a chase car, oper... More
A QF-4 Drone sits on the flight line June 3, 2015 at
A QF-4 Drone sits on the flight line June 3, 2015 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Holloman is host to the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, Detachment 1. On May 28, 2015, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., flew their la... More
Soldiers with Company D, 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion,
Soldiers with Company D, 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, monitor the geographical movement of an RQ-7 Shadow, an unmanned aircraft, at Fort Stewart, Ga.,... More
James Harkins, a civilian pilot with the 82nd Aerial
James Harkins, a civilian pilot with the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, Detachment 1 and Lt. Col. Ronald King, 82nd ATRS, Det 1 commander, pose for a photo after flying in a QF-4 Drone June 3, 2015. King was the ... More
VERTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (VUAV)
The Vertical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VUAV) is a short-range, shipboard deployable unmanned aircraft. The VUAV will allow the Coast Guard to extend the surveillance, classification and identification capability... More
Two RQ-4 Global Hawks are parked in a 380th Air
Two RQ-4 Global Hawks are parked in a 380th Air Expeditionary Wing hangar before completing sorties in support of Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 20, 2017. RQ-4 Glo... More
An unmanned helicopter known as a Kaman K-1200 or “K-MAX”
An unmanned helicopter known as a Kaman K-1200 or “K-MAX” prepares to take off during the first unmanned aircraft delivery to a patrol base in Helmand province, March 15. Unmanned helicopters have the potential... More
Lt. Col. Ronald King, 82nd Aerial Target Squadron,
Lt. Col. Ronald King, 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, Detachment 1 commander and Mike Fogle, QF-4 Drone mechanic, go through a pre-flight checklist June 3, 2015 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. King flew his first... More
An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft operated by Soldiers
An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft operated by Soldiers of Company D, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, touches down on a hasty landing strip built on a di... More
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground has served as an important
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground has served as an important testing facility for development of the General Atomics-designed MQ-9B Sky Guardian unmanned aircraft, which two years ago set an endurance record by fly... More
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete pre-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, M... More
A QF-4 Drone taxis back to its spot on the flight line
A QF-4 Drone taxis back to its spot on the flight line June 3, 2015 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Lt. Col. Ronald King, incoming 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, Detachment 1 commander, flew the QF-4 for the fi... More
Pfc. Alexx Madsen, an unmanned aircraft systems repairer
Pfc. Alexx Madsen, an unmanned aircraft systems repairer with Company D, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assemble an arresting gear harness in preparati... More
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete post-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, ... More
An unmanned helicopter known as a Kaman K-1200 or “K-MAX”
An unmanned helicopter known as a Kaman K-1200 or “K-MAX” picks up a load of fuel during the first unmanned aircraft delivery to a patrol base in Helmand province, March 15. Unmanned helicopters have the potent... More
An unmanned helicopter known as a Kaman K-1200 or “K-MAX”
An unmanned helicopter known as a Kaman K-1200 or “K-MAX” picks up a load of fuel during the first unmanned aircraft delivery to a patrol base in southern Helmand here, March 15. Unmanned helicopters have the p... More
An unmanned helicopter known as a Kaman K-1200 or “K-MAX”
An unmanned helicopter known as a Kaman K-1200 or “K-MAX” prepares to take off during the first unmanned aircraft delivery to a patrol base in southern Helmand here, March 15. Unmanned helicopters have the pote... More
Spc. Jose Ledezma, an infantryman with Headquarters,
Spc. Jose Ledezma, an infantryman with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, hand launches the S2AS Puma All Environm... More
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete pre-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, M... More
An Area-I Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated, Unmanned System,
An Area-I Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated, Unmanned System, or ALTIUS, sails through the skies at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., March 4 where the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile... More
An U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator
An U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator aircraft passes over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 14, 2013, in the Atlantic Ocean. The George H.W. Bush wa... More
An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft operated by Soldiers
An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft operated by Soldiers of Company D, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, comes to a safe stop on a hasty landing strip built... More
Spc. Wayne Guidotti, Troop A., 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry
Spc. Wayne Guidotti, Troop A., 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, prepares the Shadow unmanned aircraft for launch at Butts Army Airfield, Fort Carson, Colo... More
An E-3 Sentry is parked after completing a sortie in
An E-3 Sentry is parked after completing a sortie in support of Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 20, 2017. Behind the E-3 Sentry an RQ-4 Global Hawk is moved to a ne... More
A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing EQ-4 Global Hawk, equipped
A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing EQ-4 Global Hawk, equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node, taxis before launching a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at a... More
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron
Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete post-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, ... More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.,
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., parks in a hangar after arriving at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., June 16, 2015. The 54th Fighter Group will be activating the 314th Fighter Squadron wi... More