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Senior Airman Richard Maria Perez, 8th Security Forces Squadron small unmanned aircraft system NCO in charge, prepares to fly a sUAS, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.

(Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman, U.S. Air Force)

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Senior Airman Richard Maria Perez, 8th Security Forces Squadron small unmanned aircraft system NCO in charge, prepares to fly a sUAS, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 25, 2025. SUAS operators supply the Base Defense Operations Center, Emergency Operations Center, and ground forces with in-flight assessments and real-time intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)

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