Going ‘Gray’ – Division activates new UAS company

By Mollie Miller, 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs FORT RILEY, Kan. – A company of 1st Infantry Division Soldiers responsible for operating and maintaining an unmanned aerial system considered a “game-changer” downrange was officially activated here April 12. The guideon for F Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, was unfurled during a ceremony at Marshall Army Airfield. The Soldiers assigned to the new “Fenix” Company are the division’s subject matter experts for one of the Army’s newest UAS assets – the Gray Eagle. “This is a major milestone in the modernization of the 1st CAB,” Brigade Commander Col. Mike Morgan said. “The Gray Eagle is truly a formidable capability that we are fortunate to be able to put in place at the Big Red One.” The Gray Eagle is a medium-altitude long-endurance system designed to perform better at higher altitudes, sees better and listens better than its predecessors. New targeting systems and a new engine also allow the aircraft to fly longer and higher and carry more weight than many of the Army’s previous unmanned systems. During his remarks at the activation ceremony, Morgan celebrated the Gray Eagle’s capabilities and noted that the system is […]
Going ‘Gray’ – Division activates new UAS company