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Unmanned Aircraft Transform Combat Operations
American Forces Press Service ^ | Spc. Jason Jordan, USA

Posted on 01/31/2008 3:16:15 PM PST by SandRat

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1 posted on 01/31/2008 3:16:16 PM PST by SandRat
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To: 91B; HiJinx; Spiff; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; clintonh8r; TEXOKIE; windchime; Grampa Dave; ...
FR WAR NEWS!
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please FReepmail Sandrat.

WARNING: FRWN can be an EXTREMELY HIGH-VOLUME PING LIST!!

2 posted on 01/31/2008 3:16:38 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: Alas Babylon!; American_Centurion; An.American.Expatriate; ASA.Ranger; ASA Vet; Atigun; Ax; ...
MI Ping

Special attention: Old Sarge.

3 posted on 01/31/2008 3:20:54 PM PST by ASA Vet
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To: ASA Vet

Thanks!


4 posted on 01/31/2008 3:25:21 PM PST by null and void (Conservatism. It's the new Black...)
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To: ASA Vet

LOL! We started hearing “UAS” instead of “UAV” while in theater. Can you imagine the comments?


5 posted on 01/31/2008 3:25:25 PM PST by Old Sarge (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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To: ASA Vet

Where do they get these PhD Privates?


6 posted on 01/31/2008 3:25:34 PM PST by patton (cuiquam in sua arte credendum)
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To: ASA Vet

An early version of one of these is at the Seattle Air Museum. Ugly little duck.


7 posted on 01/31/2008 3:25:39 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I suppose you think the A-10 is ugly too?


8 posted on 01/31/2008 3:27:35 PM PST by null and void (Conservatism. It's the new Black...)
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To: Old Sarge

Yeah, ive been with UAV’s since 2005. I first heard UAS in 2006 at the USSOCOM conference in VA. Janes, DIA, etc started using the UAS moniker since UAS’s are considered alot more “purple” or joint driven. With that being said, UAS’s are finding their way to alot more BCTs and Special Ops units. I can envision the Shadow (seen on my handle page——click my name) being deployed in 3-bird platoons at the BN level, and the Predator (ERMP) to each BCT.


9 posted on 01/31/2008 3:37:04 PM PST by DCBryan1 (Arm Pilots&Teachers. Build the Wall. Export Illegals. Profile Muslims.Kill all child molesters RFN!)
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To: null and void

Oh yeah. These uglies fly over our house every weekend from Whiteman.


10 posted on 01/31/2008 3:38:25 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
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To: patton

LOL...the 96U and 350U school at Fort Huachuca are pretty demanding. I did the UAS Commander and Staff Officer Course out at black tower. It was only 5 days, but honestly, should be around 3-5 weeks. There is ALOT of information out there for UAS PLs and Det Commanders.


11 posted on 01/31/2008 3:41:36 PM PST by DCBryan1 (Arm Pilots&Teachers. Build the Wall. Export Illegals. Profile Muslims.Kill all child molesters RFN!)
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To: DCBryan1

...and it is amazing what the kids can do with technology.

I am awed.


12 posted on 01/31/2008 3:47:33 PM PST by patton (cuiquam in sua arte credendum)
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To: DCBryan1

Have you had a chance to try a Srubbing Bubble?

What did you think?


13 posted on 01/31/2008 3:48:58 PM PST by patton (cuiquam in sua arte credendum)
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To: patton

The youngest MOS-Q’d soldier my platoon has is a 19 year old PFC that just got out of 52DU2 course. She was in pagentry and top in her H.S. class. She wants to be a UAS warrant. Our youngest is still out at Huachuca and will join the brigade in country. I don’t think he has turned 18 yet, but is in 33W school and still has to do the U2 course. LONG courses....we don’t see them for almost a year after they get out of basic.


14 posted on 01/31/2008 3:52:14 PM PST by DCBryan1 (Arm Pilots&Teachers. Build the Wall. Export Illegals. Profile Muslims.Kill all child molesters RFN!)
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To: DCBryan1

Sounds like DLI.


15 posted on 01/31/2008 3:53:47 PM PST by patton (cuiquam in sua arte credendum)
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To: patton

The military has changed. My grandfather had an 8th grade education and became an officer. Today, I talked with a sergeant who has a master’s degree.


16 posted on 01/31/2008 3:53:52 PM PST by MediaMole
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To: MediaMole

I know lots of NCO’s with Master’s degrees.

Heck, I am a former NCO myself - 11B2PLGMH.

Now I am a rocket scientist, of all silly things.


17 posted on 01/31/2008 3:56:52 PM PST by patton (cuiquam in sua arte credendum)
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To: patton
DLI..."Da love institute".

I scored 1 point under to go out there. We have 2 guys in our BCT out there. I think its about a 20 month course. I wish I could be stuck in Monteray area for 2 years. I would be driving down to Paso Robles to wine country every weekend....hiccup! As far as the srubbers, our AAI and General Atomics contract guys do all that.

18 posted on 01/31/2008 3:58:36 PM PST by DCBryan1 (Arm Pilots&Teachers. Build the Wall. Export Illegals. Profile Muslims.Kill all child molesters RFN!)
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This threads posters make me grin. I’m glad I started our ping list.


19 posted on 01/31/2008 4:08:32 PM PST by ASA Vet
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To: SandRat; Travis McGee

We are very quickly reaching the point at which a FR UAV ping list would be useful....


20 posted on 01/31/2008 4:11:21 PM PST by archy (Et Thybrim multo spumantem sanguine cerno. [from Virgil's *Aeneid*.])
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