Deployed Tiger Brigade's UAS platoon takes to the air [Image 3 of 4]

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IRAQ

05.21.2010

Photo by 1st Lt. Angela Fry 

256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard

The Louisiana National Guard's Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System, the RQ-7B Shadow, takes its first flight from Contingency Operating Base Adder in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This unmanned plane, used to gather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information to support U.S. Armed Forces deployed in combat zones, is one of four fielded by the 256th Brigade Special Troops Battalion's UAS platoon to assist in setting the conditions for the responsible drawdown of U.S. armed forces and equipment in Iraq.

• Date Taken: 05.21.2010
• Date Posted: 06.07.2010 12:32
• Photo ID: 287002
• VIRIN: 100521-A-9743F-059
• Resolution: 1024x667
• Size: 80.27 KB
• Location: CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IQ