Ground Soldiers Learn To Fly

October 06, 2010

Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan - It can spot the enemy and record their activity from more than 500 feet away with video or photography.

Soldiers from Task Force Spartan participated in an 80-hour class that certified them as operators of two umanned aircraft systems - the Raven and Puma - October 2nd.

The small UASs give military personnel increased capability for force protection, battle damage assessment and convoy security.

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