82nd ATRS: Paving Way With Ground To Air Mission
An employee of PAE, an Arlington, Virginia based organization inspects the components of a QF-16 Feb. 4 at the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron Full-scale operations facility at Tyndall. The QF-16 is used for simulated cold missions, or safe missions which utilizes a remote operator and pilot simultaneously. The PAE contractors manage all maintenance on full-scale and sub-scale drones. The 82d maintains 20 QF-16s and 40 BQM-167s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty-Rico Lea)