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U.S. Army Spc. Tri Phu, a maintainer with the Brigade
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Pfc. Ector Munoz (front), Houston native, and Spc.
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Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Lincoln, command sergeant
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UAS are not the enemy - A couple of men standing in a field next to ea...
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UAS are here to help, US Army Photo
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Staff Sgt. Carlos Altamirano, right, awaits clearance
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An AH-64 Apache helicopter from the 185th Theater Aviation
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Gray Eagle transitions authority after successful mission in the Middl...
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Furnishings Program expands to include Air Force project
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40th CAB takes charge of UAS missions in the Middle East (part 1)
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A photo of the newly-constructed Unmanned Aerial Systems
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U.S. Army Spc. Walter Prince, a Soldier assigned to
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Soldiers of Company D, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion,
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U.S. Coast Guard employs drone to inspect new ATON structures
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Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training
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1st ANGLICO trains with UAS, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Califor...
Brian Russell, a field service representative working with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, prepares a lethal miniature aerial missile system for ... More
1st ANGLICO trains with UAS, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Califor...
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1st ANGLICO trains with UAS, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Califor...
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1st ANGLICO trains with UAS, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Califor...
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1st ANGLICO trains with UAS, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Califor...
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1st ANGLICO trains with UAS, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Califor...
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1st ANGLICO trains with UAS, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Califor...
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1st ANGLICO trains with UAS, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Califor...
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1st ANGLICO trains with UAS, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Califor...
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Spc. Matthew Williamson (left), Plainwell, Mich., native,
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Spc. Martin Rebollo performs pre-flight checks before
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A crew member from the USS Higgins watches as an AH-64
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U.S. Army Spc. Walter Prince, a Soldier assigned to
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Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine
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A Marine with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine
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An RQ-21A Blackjack Unmanned Aerial System launches
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RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial system operators from
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Leslie A. Nealey, left, an instructor
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Pfc. Allex Madsen, an unmanned aircraft systems repairer
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Fort Bragg, North Carolina - A RQ-7BV2 Shadow Unmanned
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Sgt. Ethan Mintus and Sgt. Joseph Latsch, both unmanned
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The Training Support Activity Europe’s Training Aid
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