KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Aug. 6, 2015) A MQ-5B Hunter stands ready in a Task Force Copperhead Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Detachment hangar at Kandahar Airfield. The MQ-5B is a multi-mission UAV equipped with miniature synthetic aperture radar, or Copperhead system, to detect improvised explosive devices with great success in Afghanistan for coalition and Afghan Security Forces. ( Navy photo by Lt. Kristine Volk/Released) UAV MQ-5B Hunter launch and recovery at Kandahar Airfield 150806-N-SQ656-801

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