Pendleton – An Airport with a Future, and a Past

Fifty years hence, history may look back and note that Pendleton played an important role in the development of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), leading to their full integration into the National Airspace System (NAS) and the aviation industry. However, this high-desert airfield has already secured a place for itself in posterity. Initially constructed as a small municipal airport, the likelihood that the United States would enter World War II prompted its expansion in early 1941....