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New York National Guard soldiers train to be 'eye in the sky' for 27th Brigade

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New York National Guard soldiers train to be 'eye in the sky' for 27th Brigade DVIDS When the commander of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team needs intelligence on the enemy, he turns to the Unmanned Aerial System platoon of Delta Company of the 152nd Brigade Engineer Battalion for an eye in the sky. The platoon operates the brigade's RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial system, small remotely controlled aircraft which are launched from a towed catapult and land within 170 feet. The aircraft may be small — just over 11 feet long — but it takes skill to fly, so 12 of Delta's UAS platoon soldiers honed their skills while getting some long overdue flight and maintenance experience with the Shadow during annual training at Fort Drum in July. READ MORE

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