An Isreal Aerospace Industries engineer operates the electro-optical/infrared system aboard the Heron Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) from the ground control station at the Cooperative Security Location in Comalapa Air Base, El Salvador during a counterdrug support mission May 21. The Heron UAV is part of an Unmanned Air System (UAS) deployed to El Salvador through May 27 to support a month-long evaluation initiative called Project Monitoreo to assess the suitability of using unmanned aircraft for counterdrug missions in the Southern Command area of focus. (Photo by Jose Ruiz, Southern Co

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An Isreal Aerospace Industries engineer operates the electro-optical/infrared system aboard the Heron Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) from the ground control station at the Cooperative Security Location in Comalapa Air Base, El Salvador during a counterdrug support mission May 21. The Heron UAV is part of an Unmanned Air System (UAS) deployed to El Salvador through May 27 to support a month-long evaluation initiative called Project Monitoreo to assess the suitability of using unmanned aircraft for counterdrug missions in the Southern Command area of focus. (Photo by Jose Ruiz, Southern Command Public Affairs) 090521-A-2821R-011 by ussouthcom

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