 During this deployment, the Night Owls integrated the Boeing Insitu ScanEagle UAV into operations along the Euphrates River Valley, more than doubling total aerial reconnaissance coverage for the MEF to over 5,600 hours.The Night Owls returned home in September 2005, then deployed again in support of OIF 05-07 in February 2006, with 3D MAW and I MEF.Many improvements were made during this time which ultimately increased the efficiency and combat effectiveness of the Pioneer.