Scan Eagle

Posted 6/26/2006

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki (center), a combat videographer assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera, launches a Boeing Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz., June 16, 2006. The Scan Eagle is a small GPS-guided plane that can fly up to 15 hours and transmit real-time imagery directly to its home link. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Guadalupe M. Deanda III