The Louisiana National Guard's Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System, the RQ-7B Shadow, takes its first flight from Contingency Operating Base Adder in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This unmanned plane, used to gather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information to support U.S. Armed Forces deployed in combat zones, is one of four fielded by the 256th Brigade Special Troops Battalion's UAS platoon to assist in setting the conditions for the responsible drawdown of U.S. armed forces and equipment in Iraq.