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A QF-16 drone taxis back to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1 ramp, after its first flight at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 10, 2017. The QF-16 has been flying at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida since late 2012. This was the first flight at Holloman since the QF-4 Phantom officially retired in 2016 and the detachment transitioned to flying QF-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Kenney)

QF-16 takes flight at Holloman

A QF-16 drone taxis back to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1 ramp, after its first flight at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 10, 2017. The QF-16 has been flying at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida since late 2012. This was the first flight at Holloman since the QF-4 Phantom officially retired in 2016 and the detachment transitioned to flying QF-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Kenney)

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Maj. John R. Widmer, 314th Fighter Squadron flight commander and an F-16 instructor pilot, preforms pre-flight checks prior to flying in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. June 23, 2017. Widmer was recently recognized as the Air Force’s Fighter Instructor Pilot of the Year for his exemplary performance in and out of the jet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ilyana Escalona)

Maj. John R. Widmer, 314th Fighter Squadron flight commander and an F-16 instructor pilot, prepares to take flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. June 23, 2017. Widmer was recently recognized as the Air Force’s Fighter Instructor Pilot of the Year for his exemplary performance in and out of the jet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Docherty)

Maj. John R. Widmer, 314th Fighter Squadron flight commander and an F-16 instructor pilot, poses for a photo prior to flying in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. June 23, 2017. Widmer was recently recognized as the Air Force’s Fighter Instructor Pilot of the Year for his exemplary performance in and out of the jet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Docherty)

49th Aircraft Maintenance squadron Airmen hoist an engine cover panel onto an MQ-9 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., May 4, 2017. Holloman AFB conducted surge operations from May 1 to May 5, ramping up operations to accurately measure the full capability of its Airmen and equipment.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chase Cannon)

Lt. Col. Ronald King, the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1 commander, prepares for the first QF-16 drone flight at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., on Feb. 10, 2017. The QF-16 has been flying at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida since late 2012. This was the first flight at Holloman since the QF-4 Phantom officially retired in 2016 and the detachment transitioned to flying QF-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Kenney)

A QF-16 drone flies over Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., on Feb. 10, 2017. Lt. Col. Ronald King, the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1 commander, piloted the drone during the first flight at Holloman since the transition from QF-4 Phantoms to QF-16s. The QF-16 serves as a full-scale aerial target to test next-generation weapons systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Kenney)

Then-Capt. George V. Holloman inspects a remotely piloted aircraft in 1937. Today’s remotely piloted aircraft and the Airmen that support them are in existence because of research and development done by Holloman in the late 1930s. (Courtesy photo)

James Harkins, a civilian pilot with the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, Detachment 1 and Lt. Col. Ronald King, 82nd ATRS, Det 1 commander, pose for a photo after flying in a QF-4 Drone June 3, 2015. King was the final pilot in the Air Force to learn how to fly the QF-4. Harkins, who taught King to fly the QF-4, also served as King’s instructor pilot at the U.S. Air Force Academy in the 1990s and at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. in the early 2000s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily A. Kenney/Released)

Lieutenant Col. Ronald King gets sprayed down with water after his first solo flight in the QF-4 Drone June 3, 2015 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. King, 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, Detachment 1 commander, flew the QF-4 for the first time solo, making him the last pilot in the Air Force that learned to fly the QF-4. He was accompanied by James Harkins, a civilian pilot with the 82nd ATRS, Det 1, who also served as King’s instructor pilot at the U.S. Air Force Academy in the 1990s and at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. in the early 2000s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily A. Kenney/Released)

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