That's a great photo!
Obviously the officer is in charge and he's ordering the corporal to twiddle the various knobs and tits...
"Corporal, make the drone turn right a bit!"
"Righty ho, sir!"
Whilst the SAC is probably there to carry the box back to the drone HQ after the Queen Bee has landed. Or to sweep up the bits of Queen Bee if the grunt gunners actually manage to shoot it down.
'Drone' is increasingly being used by the press as they're obviously fed up witht he Spams and their RPV...UAV...UCAV...UAS...(insert next TLA or 4LA here) terminology.
"Death Dealing Drones kill Taliban Warlord" has a much catchier headline sound to it.