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Keeping UAVs Flying In Theater Takes The Efforts of Warfighters And Contractors

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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

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Geoff Fein To ensure continuous operations of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) in theater, the Navy and Marine Corps have a number of procedures and contracts in place to quickly repair or replace damaged or malfunctioning systems. When the Marine Corps trains, mans and equips unmanned aerial systems (UAS) squadrons and units, there is a process the service goes through to define the logistics for repairing those assets, defining what those procedures are going to be, and at what level maintenance…

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