U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program manager Jenny Laird discusses with Annette Kirklin, ERDC public affairs specialist, how ERDC’s UAS have been used for monitoring levees, wildlife surveys and algal blooms and to help manage the mudslides at the Vicksburg National Military Park on the first “Beyond the Gates” radio show. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)