{"id":2867,"date":"2026-03-01T01:59:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=2867"},"modified":"2026-03-01T01:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:59:59","slug":"national-guardsmen-train-to-use-small-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=2867","title":{"rendered":"National Guardsmen Train to Use Small Drones"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. \u2013 National Guard Soldiers from various backgrounds, skillsets and military occupational specialties attending a 10-day small unmanned aircraft system operator course, or sUAS, are learning how to operate small drones.<\/p>\n

The course, which began Feb. 19 and ends Feb. 28, is being conducted by the 166th Regiment \u2013 Regional Training Institute.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a great course,\u201d said Sgt. Stephen Scharf, a student from 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment. \u201cIt\u2019s a very evolving world, so there are a lot of new ideas coming out. A lot of things are changing very rapidly.<\/p>\n

The course is structured to encourage students to adopt a tactical mindset and understand how the things they learn can be integrated into a large-scale combat operation, said Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Wahl, the sUAS operator course manager.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne of my main goals here is to make it as realistic as we can,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s important for everyone to know how to operate one, because at any point you could be tasked with operating it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several members of the 111th Engineer Brigade, West Virginia National Guard, attended the course because their unit is deploying soon. They\u2019ll be using these drones on their deployment, Spc. Simon Bertram said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor infantry, it\u2019s very necessary for reconnaissance,\u201d Bertram said. \u201cGetting more drone operators will be very beneficial.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other attendees of the course came to learn a new skill. Scharf said the course has been very informative.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s an evolving world, and a lot of things are changing very rapidly,\u201d he said. \u201cThe instructors are doing their best to stay on top of it and disseminating that info.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scharf mentioned that this course and the information it provides have been beneficial not just for himself but for the Army as a whole.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something that as we develop this, more doctrine gets established,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be something that you\u2019re going to see more widespread throughout both the Guard and the Army.\u201d<\/p>\n

The course is open to National Guard members of all military occupational specialties.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere are infantrymen here, some of them are engineers,\u201d Wahl said. \u201cOne of the students is an intel guy. There\u2019s all kinds of jobs that come through.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of these different jobs in the Army will be affected by sUAS\u2019s,\u201d Scharf said. \u201cSometimes that might be that you have to figure out how, which is a great thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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