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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hollie Stidham, foreground, 51st Security Forces Squadron counter-unmanned aircraft systems program manager, operates the Expeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rome Bowermaster)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hollie Stidham, foreground, 51st Security Forces Squadron counter-unmanned aircraft systems program manager, operates the Expeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System during Exercise Dragon Flight at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 6, 2026. The X-MADIS provides a mobile, integrated C-uAS air defense systems capability to detect, track and counter unmanned aerial systems.

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