Manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) combines strengths of the scout-attack helicopter with those of the unmanned aircraft system (UAS). MUM-T requires that UAS operators become proficient in the same scout-reconnaissance (SR) skills as scout pilots. Research by the Army Research Institute (Stewart, Bink, Barker, Tremlett, & Price, 2011) indicated that UAS operators are seldom proficient at SR skills and that training opportunities at home station are limited. Thus, effective home station SR training is needed for UAS operators. SR skills are cognitive and procedural, perishable if not practiced. Training must incorporate advanced instructional strategies designed to optimize learning and retention. Learning research has suggested that faded, worked examples may be superior in terms of acquisition and retention to traditional, unguided methods for teaching novices complex problem solving skills. Fading reduces cognitive workload by providing worked items (scaffolding) that are gradually removed on subsequent trials, until the student completes an exercise unassisted. Fading is based on the sequence of problem solving steps (forwards/backwards), or the student's providing a correct answer (adaptive). A PC-based training tool was developed to determine which of two faded-worked instruction methods (backwards or adaptive) offers the more effective training approach for MUM-T skills, compared to self-directed training. Another important research question is whether fading techniques used to teach structured problem solving are also effective for scenario-driven exercises. Sixty-two UAS operators graduating training at Ft. Huachuca, AZ participated in an experimental test of these approaches, using two SR skills (SPOT report and Battle Damage Assessment). Participants indicated greater familiarity with SPOT than BDA. Results suggested that both backwards and adaptive fading produced skill acquisition superior to self-directed learning, though which fading method worked best seemed to depend upon familiarity of the task trained. Adaptive fading was more effective for SPOT, while backwards fading worked best for BDA.