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Col. Nicholas Pederson, 49th Wing vice wing commander (left), and Maj. Adam Smith, 16th Training Squadron director of MQ-9 Reaper rapid response operations, walk to the ground control station, Sept. 13, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Pederson visited MCBH to view the operations and how personnel integrated from different platforms - in an effort to continue defense and security of our nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
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Staff Sgt. Lucas Jesuit, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, fuels an aircraft Sept. 13, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper is an opportunity to conduct training with joint partners in a maritime environment and in a different airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
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Airman 1st Class Brandon Navarrete, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron special avionics technician, lifts an MQ-9 Reaper part Sept. 12, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. This joint exercise is designed to sharpen combat readiness, increase strategic impact, and strengthen deterrence efforts by ensuring tactical proficiency of MQ-9 aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
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Staff Sgt. Lucas Jesuit, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, attaches a wing to an MQ-9 Reaper Sept. 12, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. This joint exercise is designed to sharpen combat readiness, increase strategic impact, and strengthen deterrence efforts by ensuring tactical proficiency of MQ-9 aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
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Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper Airmen assemble an MQ-9 Reaper wing Sept. 12, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The purpose of ACE Reaper is to build a more lethal, resilient and rapidly mobilizing force to meet the priorities of the National Defense Strategy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
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Airman 1st Class Dylan Olive, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, from Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, builds an MQ-9 Reaper Sept. 11, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Multiple MQ-9s were disassembled and placed in a container for sealift transport to be used in Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
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Master Sgt. Chance Cole, special mission aircraft program manager, builds an MQ-9 Reaper, Sept. 11, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Multiple MQ-9s were disassembled and placed in a “coffin” container for sealift transport to be used in Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
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Staff Sgt. Colton Neal, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron MQ-9 ground control station supervisor, wires equipment to a generator, Sept. 11, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Generators were used to power a ground control station, a containerized dual control segment, and multiple ground data terminals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
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Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper Airmen put together a ground control station, Sept. 11, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The GCS was assembled and operational within 24 hours, demonstrating the unique capability and flexibility of the MQ-9 Reaper. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
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Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper Airmen lift a ground control station Sept. 11, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. During the two-week exercise, maintainers and aircrew will test the MQ-9 capabilities in a maritime environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
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Staff Sgt. Lucas Jesuit, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, and Staff Sgt. Jordan Chandanais, 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation function supervisor, transport an MQ-9 Reaper during Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper Sept. 11, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The MQ-9 was disassembled at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, placed into a container called a coffin, and sealifted to Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

(From left to right) Airman 1st Class Shayne Watts, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman and Staff Sgt. Christopher Greeno, 49th CES emergency management craftsman, identify the radiation source during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The radiation source was hidden before the exercise began, and survey teams had to find the source’s location by using ADM-300 radiation survey meters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

(From left to right) Airman 1st Class Shayne Watts, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, uses an ADM-300 survey meter to detect possible alpha radiation while simulating being part of a survey team with Staff Sgt. Christopher Greeno, 49th CES emergency management craftsman, during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The person leading the survey team detects for possible alpha radiation while the person behind detects for possible beta and gamma radiation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

(From left to right) Airman 1st Class Shayne Watts, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman and Staff Sgt. Christopher Greeno, 49th CES emergency management craftsman, search for a possible radiation source during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Watts surveyed for alpha radiation as the front survey team member, and Greeno surveyed for beta and gamma radiation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

Airman 1st Class Shayne Watts, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, reads a compass while preforming an eight-leg survey during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. A compass is used during the eight-leg survey to ensure survey teams are walking in a straight path. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

Airman 1st Class Kamryn Khalaj, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, makes a radio call during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. During the exercise, the junior Airmen were preforming the leadership roles of command and control, incident commander and team leads to prepare for future leadership responsibilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management apprentice, makes a radio call during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Land mobile radios are used so survey teams can report their location, detected contamination and other pertinent information to the command and control personnel during an emergency event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

(From left to right) Tech. Sgt. Lisa Sandahl, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management noncommissioned officer in charge and Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th CES emergency management apprentice, search for a possible radiation source during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Survey teams typically consist of two to three people, and radiation is detected using ADM-300 radiation survey meters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

(From left to right) Tech. Sgt. Lisa Sandahl, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management noncommissioned officer in charge and Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th CES emergency management apprentice, detect for possible beta, gamma and alpha radiation with ADM-300 radiation survey meters during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Sandahl surveyed for alpha radiation as the front survey team member, and Vega surveyed for beta and gamma radiation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management apprentice, detects possible beta and gamma radiation during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. During the exercise, participants practiced the proper wear of personal protective equipment, survey team operations and use of ADM-300 radiation detection meters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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