Marine Corps having 'great success' using Pioneer to counter IEDs

FINDING IEDs: Marine Corps officials say the service is having "great success" using its Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle to find and counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The Pioneer has been spotting insurgents in the act of emplacing IEDs, as well as locating suspicious objects, disturbed...

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