Risk Management Magazine

Being involved in direct-support air assaults brings its own hazards that we plan for and work out in every detail. We know where we are going and what time we are going to be there.

Operating manned and unmanned aircraft in the same airspace is always going to be hazardous, and more so in the future.

The Shadow platoon conducted their initial training from January to May and, due to the entire platoon being straight from advanced individual training, the experience level was minimal at best.