Spc. Raymond Poltera, Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle operator, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, launches an RQ-7B Shadow 200 TUAV from a pneumatic launcher at the aircraft's primary launch and recovery site on Camp Taji Aug. 11, 2008. The Shadow provides commanders on the ground all throughout the MND-B area of operations the ability to quite literally see the entire battlefield. As the leading provider and provisional authority for the MND-B's airspace, the Fort Hood, Texas, based Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Inf. Div., provides and maintains
Spc. Raymond Poltera, Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle operator, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, launches an RQ-7B Shadow 200 TUAV from a pneumatic launcher at the aircraft's primary launch and recovery site on Camp Taji Aug. 11, 2008. The Shadow provides commanders on the ground all throughout the MND-B area of operations the ability to quite literally see the entire battlefield. As the leading provider and provisional authority for the MND-B's airspace, the Fort Hood, Texas, based Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Inf. Div., provides and maintains the launch and recovery site for the entire fleet of Shadow TUAVs.
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Keywords: army, camp, conflict, flying, iraq, military, soldier, soldiers, taji, uav, war
