Senior Airman Marcus Campbell, left, 8th Security Forces Squadron counter small unmanned aircraft system and sUAS trainer, instructs U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cyan Williams, an electrician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, on piloting a small unmanned aircraft system, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 25, 2025. The 8th SFS sUAS program conducted joint training with Airmen from the 8th SFS and Marines from MWSS-172 to train sUAS operators on how to control a sUAS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)

8th SFS conducts sUAS training with MWSS-172

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  • By Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman
  • 8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  

The 8th Security Forces Squadron’s small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program conducted sUAS training with Airmen from the 8th SFS and Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, February 25.

The sUAS course showcased the power of sUAS technology to provide critical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in areas where conventional camera systems fall short.

sUAS operators enhance their ability to support the Base Defense Operations Center, Emergency Operations Center, and ground forces by offering real-time, in-flight assessments through live feed displays on the flight screen controller.