Army Sgt. Christopher Kaiser, (left), a native of Dyersburg, Tenn., and Spc. Cory Thompson, a native of Apple Valley, Calif., prepare to launch a RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle from a pneumatic catapult on the flight line at Combat Outpost Xio Haq. Both are assigned to Company A, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, based out of Fort Hood, Texas. ( Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade, Task Force Long Knife Public Affairs) UAS are the eye of the battlefield 130405-A-UO630-008

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