One of the pilots in training - identified as Major C to preserve military secrecy - says having the drones in Afghanistan will be invaluable.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

And as the story acknowledges, that's where we'll be," He explains, as Pentagon officials have in the past, that the deployment of major combat or training units always requires the deployment of additional support troops.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13