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251107-F-OB680-1071

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelson Whitten, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) Battle Lab software engineer, solders wires on a drone chassis Nov. 7, 2025, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The AFCENT Battle Lab is constructing small, unmanned aircraft systems to be used in a variety of applications throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron J. Jenne)
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251107-F-OB680-1046

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelson Whitten, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) Battle Lab software engineer, attaches a motor to a drone chassis Nov. 7, 2025, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The AFCENT Battle Lab is constructing small, unmanned aircraft systems to be used in a variety of applications throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron J. Jenne)
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251107-F-OB680-1034

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelson Whitten, Airman 1st Class Keelam Graham and Airman 1st Class Braden Schwartz, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) Battle Lab software engineers, display several drone systems Nov. 7, 2025, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The AFCENT Battle Lab is constructing small, unmanned aircraft systems to be used in a variety of applications throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron J. Jenne)
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251107-F-OB680-1027

U.S. Air Force Braden Schwartz, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) Battle Lab software engineer, fires up drone operating equipment Nov. 7, 2025, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The AFCENT Battle Lab is building small, unmanned aircraft systems to be used in a variety of applications throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron J. Jenne)
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251107-F-OB680-1013

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelson Whitten, left, and Airman 1st Class Keelam Graham, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) Battle Lab software engineers, discuss in-house drone construction Nov. 7, 2025, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The AFCENT Battle Lab is building small, unmanned aircraft systems to be used in a variety of applications throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron J. Jenne)
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Task Force-99 leads change in drone development, employment

The CEO of Titan Dynamics remotely flies a newly developed unmanned aerial system with U.S. Air Forces Central’s Task Force-99 at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 15, 2024. The goal of the flight assessment was to prove that a software-generated UAS concept can become flight ready in under 24 hours while maintaining structural integrity and meeting mission requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Task Force-99 leads change in drone development, employment

An Airman assigned to U.S. Air Forces Central’s Task Force-99 asseses a newly developed unmanned aerial system at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 15, 2024. This is the first time that Task Force-99 has flown a UAS that was conceptually generated by computer software and able to fly in under 24 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Task Force-99 leads change in drone development, employment

U.S. Air Forces Central Task Force-99 Airmen, Air Force Blue Horizons fellows and members of industry pose with an unmanned aerial system at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 15, 2024. Task-Force-99 utilized software created by Titan Dynamics to 3D print, assemble, then fly this UAS in under 24 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Task Force-99 leads change in drone development, employment

A Fellow with the Air Force’s Blue Horizons program poses with a mock medical payload designed to be deployed by an unmanned aerial system at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 15, 2024. The Blue Horizon Fellows and Task Force-99 assessed software which enables quick rendering and 3D printing of aircraft concepts, precisely designed around deployable payloads, potentially offering a new way to deliver aid on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Task Force-99 leads change in drone development, employment

The Chief Technology Officer of Titan Dynamics and Fellow with the U.S. Air Force’s Blue Horizons program put the final touches to a new unmanned aerial system developed by U.S. Air Forces Central’s Task Force-99 at an undisclosed location with the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 15, 2024. The team inputted flight requirements into a specially-designed computer program that developed the UAS based on those requirements. The computer program took minutes to develop the plan for the UAS. Previously, it would take a single engineer up to a week to produce the same plan. (U.S. Air Force photo.)
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AASAB trains for UAS response

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ismael Del Toro, a 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, operates a MTGR® robot during an Unmanned Aircraft Systems response exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 21, 2023. Simulated events allow Airmen to build their critical skill sets for real-world scenarios in a controlled environment while having the ability to work through stressful situations. Base wide exercises provide Airmen the ability to practice for real-world threats and other realistic scenarios while receiving feedback about their performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devan Halstead)
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AASAB trains for UAS response

A MTGR® robot, operated by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ismael Del Toro, a 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, confronts a mock downed Unmanned Aircraft System during a UAS response exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 21, 2023. Simulated events allow Airmen to build their critical skill sets for real-world scenarios in a controlled environment while having the ability to work through stressful situations. Base wide exercises provide Airmen the ability to practice for real-world threats and other realistic scenarios while receiving feedback about their performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devan Halstead)
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AASAB trains for UAS response

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Skylar Ackley, a 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, assists in eliminating the simulated threat of a mock downed Unmanned Aircraft System during a UAS response exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 21, 2023. Simulated events allow Airmen to build their critical skill sets for real-world scenarios in a controlled environment while having the ability to work through stressful situations. Base wide exercises provide Airmen the ability to practice for real-world threats and other realistic scenarios while receiving feedback about their performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devan Halstead)
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AASAB trains for UAS response

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Domenic Martino, a 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, walks past a Mine-Resistant All Terrain Vehicle and towards a TALON® robot during a Unmanned Aircraft Systems response exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 21, 2023. Simulated events allow Airmen to build their critical skill sets for real-world scenarios in a controlled environment while having the ability to work through stressful situations. Base wide exercises provide Airmen the ability to practice for real-world threats and other realistic scenarios while receiving feedback about their performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devan Halstead)
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AASAB trains for UAS response

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Johnny Reed, a 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron defender, keeps watch over a downed mock Unmanned Aircraft System during a UAS response exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 21, 2023. Simulated events allow Airmen to build their critical skill sets for real-world scenarios in a controlled environment while having the ability to work through stressful situations. Base wide exercises provide Airmen the ability to practice for real-world threats and other realistic scenarios while receiving feedback about their performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devan Halstead)
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AASAB trains for UAS response

A mock downed Unmanned Aircraft System crashes during a UAS response exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 21, 2023. Simulated events allow Airmen to build their critical skill sets for real-world scenarios in a controlled environment while having the ability to work through stressful situations. Base wide exercises provide Airmen the ability to practice for real-world threats and other realistic scenarios while receiving feedback about their performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devan Halstead)
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Drone program advances defensive capabilities at Al Udeid AB

Staff Sgt. Michael Brunner, noncommissioned officer in charge of the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (379th ESFS) counter-small unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) program, repacks a drone Nov. 5, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th ESFS Defenders have established one of the most robust C-UAS programs in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to detect and defend against adversarial drones that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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Drone program advances defensive capabilities at Al Udeid AB

Staff Sgt. Michael Brunner, noncommissioned officer in charge of the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (379th ESFS) counter-small unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) program, turns off a drone Nov. 5, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th ESFS Defenders have established one of the most robust C-UAS programs the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to detect and defend against adversarial drones that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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Drone program advances defensive capabilities at Al Udeid AB

A drone that is part of the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (379th ESFS) counter-small unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) program stands ready Nov. 5, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th ESFS Defenders have established one of the most robust C-UAS programs in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to detect and defend against adversarial drones that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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Drone program advances defensive capabilities at Al Udeid AB

Tech. Sgt. Corin Dolson, left, program manager of the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (379th ESFS) counter-small unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) program, and Staff Sgt. Michael Brunner, noncommissioned officer in charge of the 379th ESFS C-UAS program, observe a drone in flight Nov. 5, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th ESFS Defenders have established one of the most robust C-UAS programs in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to detect and defend against adversarial drones that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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