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Aviation Digest Winter 2026 Edition

Military service member in camouflage operates a small reconnaissance drone while lying in tall grass during a field training exercise

A UAS operator participates in the first U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Drone Warfighter Competition, Grafenwoehr, Germany, 2025. U.S. Army photo by SSG Dylan Bailey.

Army Aviation and Transforming with a Vision
By MG Clair A. Gill

Aviation Digest Winter 2026 Edition

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