Austin-Travis County EMS launches 'SPARTAN' drone flight team Published ATCEMS says the team name "SPARTAN" is an acronym for Special Projects – Aerial Recon – Transport – Aid – Navigation. AUSTIN, Texas - Austin-Travis County EMS has announced the creation of a public safety Unmanned Aerial System program. ATCEMS says the team name "SPARTAN" is an acronym for Special Projects – Aerial Recon – Transport – Aid – Navigation. The SPARTAN Team currently has sixteen qualified UAS Pilots who hold FAA Part 107 certificates and have completed a comprehensive 45-hour public safety remote Pilot in Command Academy that included day and night time training evolutions. In a Thursday statement ATCEMS says of the fleet: