MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
NEWS RELEASE

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maj. Yvonne Mays at 609-530-6939 / 609-847-6093

WHO/WHAT: Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, recently returned from their deployment to Iraq, will be training with the Shadow 200 RQ-7 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (a type of unmanned aerial vehicle).

 

WHERE: 177th Fighter Wing's Warren Grove Range, Route 539, Warren Grove

 

WHEN: Monday, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m.

 

DETAILS: This New Jersey and Minnesota Army National Guard initiative will take place at the 177th Fighter Wing's Warren Grove Range to validate the Range's capabilities to support the training and operational needs of TUAS units. Additionally, it will allow the 50th Brigade Special Troops Battalion TUAS Platoon to be better prepared to receive its Shadow 200 RQ-7 fielding in 2011. The Shadow which is in operational service with the Army and Marine Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan is used to locate, recognize and identify targets more than 70 miles from a tactical operations center. They get to work with the equipment and benefit from the learning of the Minnesota Soldiers, who are among the most proficient TUAS operators in the Army and have significant deployment experience. U.S. Army photo.

 

 

  

Media wishing to attend must contact Maj. Yvonne Mays Public Affairs at (609) 847-6093