How Eyes In The Skies Save Lives

The first six MC-12Ws under Project Liberty surpassed 300 combat missions in Iraq on Monday. That day, Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited the MC-12W production lines in Greenville, Texas, alongside Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Task Force Director Lt. Gen. Craig Koziol to receive updates on its progress. SENIOR AIRMAN TIFFANY TROJCA / AIR FORCE

First MC-12Ws Hit 300 Combat Missions In Iraq -- Air Force Times

GREENVILLE, Texas —The Air Force traded wine chillers for advanced spy equipment aboard custom fit turboprops to help troops hunt down improvised explosive devices.

Two months after the service deployed the first MC-12Ws to Iraq, the same planes that once belonged to private citizens such as a doctor who designed his to ferry wine from his home in Texas to Mexico City are now saving American troops’ lives.

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My Comment: This type of work is more important than what most people realize. My neighbor to my country chalet is a former Israeli intelligence officer whose job was to basically "spot and observe". Listening to him I became aware that this type of intelligence is crucial in populated areas to not only pinpoint who the enemy is, but to conduct surveillance in learning who are his associates.

To learn more about this type of work, there is an excellent link here.

Hat Tip: Prairie Pundit