Happy birthday, Ft. Huachuca, EPG!
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EPG is where drones, the pilotless aircraft of those days, were launched and tested in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. At that time, a UAV had to be brought back to the ground, offload its camera and develop the film, which was then sent to an intelligence soldier to analyze.
Today, a UAV can be launched, flown to a battle zone, take video pictures, send them back in real-time to be immediately analyzed so combat commanders cam make decisions.
In some cases, a UAV will find, send back information and then be directed to launch a missile at a target almost immediately.
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FORT HUACHUCA - Electronic Proving Ground, ping! 