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MQ-9 instructors bolster skills during RIMPAC

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicholous Banks, 29th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper instructor pilot, coordinates daily mission requirements for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise July 20, 2022, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. MQ-9 Reaper Pilots and sensor operators from various units across the nation are participating in the maritime exercise, which happens to be the first appearance of Air Force MQ-9s in RIMPAC. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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MQ-9 instructors bolster skills during RIMPAC

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicholous Banks, 29th Attack Squadron MQ-9 instructor pilot, observes Airmen from the 163rd Attack Squadron fly an MQ-9 Reaper in support of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise July 20, 2022, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The MQ-9 is a remotely-piloted asset which allows pilots and sensor operators to execute missions from virtually anywhere in the world. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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MQ-9 instructors bolster skills during RIMPAC

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicholous Banks, 29th Attack Squadron MQ-9 instructor pilot, observes Airmen from the 163rd Attack Squadron fly an MQ-9 Reaper in support of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise July 20, 2022, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The MQ-9 is a remotely-piloted asset which allows pilots and sensor operators to execute missions from virtually anywhere in the world. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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Total Force Teamwork Leads to RIMPAC Success

U.S. Air Force maintenance specialists, assigned to the 29th Air Maintenance Unit and the 432nd Maintenance Squadron, meet with U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The two Air Force units, from Holloman Air Force Base and Creech Air Force Base respectively, are providing support for remotely piloted aircraft during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 for the first time. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ariel O'Shea)

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220706-F-IU083-1286 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 6, 2022) - A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper, assigned to the 49th Wing, lands at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance the warfighting capacity of multinational joint task forces. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel O'Shea)

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KANEOHE BAY (June 30, 2022) - U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen from the 163d Attack Wing and 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron refuel an MQ-9A Reaper assigned to the 163d Attack Wing, after landing at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

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220706-F-IU083-1223 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 6, 2022) - A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 49th Wing taxis down a runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance the warfighting capacity of multinational joint task forces. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel O'Shea)

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220630-F-TF218-1010

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (June 30, 2022) - U.S. Air Force launch and recovery aircrew 29th Attack Squadron, prepare to land an MQ-9A Reaper assigned to the 163d Attack Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

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220630-F-TF218-1073

KANEOHE BAY (June 30, 2022) - U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen from the 163d Attack Wing and 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron refuel an MQ-9A Reaper assigned to the 163d Attack Wing, after landing at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

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An F-16 Viper assigned to the 311th Fighter Squadron, takes off from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M, July 27, 2020. Holloman is the Air Force’s premiere training base for F-16 Viper and MQ-9 Reaper aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)

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An F-16 Viper assigned to the 311th Fighter Squadron, takes off July 27, 2020, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Holloman is the Air Force’s premiere training base for F-16 Viper and MQ-9 Reaper aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)

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Looking Back on ACE

An MQ-9 Reaper at Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper flies a local sortie, Sept. 20, 2021, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Exercise ACE 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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Looking Back on ACE

An MQ-9 Reaper at Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper flies a local sortie, Sept. 20, 2021, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate the MQ-9 assets and our Airmen’s ability to rapidly mobilize and integrate across multiple domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)

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Looking Back on ACE

An MQ-9 Reaper from Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper prepares for takeoff, Sept. 20, 2021, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Exercise ACE 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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Looking Back on ACE

An MQ-9 Reaper takes off for the first sortie flight of Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper Sept. 15, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate the MQ-9 assets and the ability to rapidly mobilize and integrate across multiple domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)

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Looking Back on ACE

Senior Airman Jacob Way, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, conducts preflight operations checks Sept. 15, 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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Looking Back on ACE

Staff Sgt. Aubree Kovalick, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, and Airman 1st Class Brandon Navarrete, 49th AMXS special avionics technician, load GPS keys to an MQ-9 Reaper Sept. 15, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The purpose of Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper is to demonstrate the MQ-9 assets and the ability to rapidly mobilize and integrate across multiple domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)

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Looking Back on ACE

An MQ-9 Reaper from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, sits on the flightline during Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper Sept. 13, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Agile combat employment leverages interoperability between the joint forces to maintain the strategic initiative, present lethal credible combat power with operational unpredictability and ultimately win. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)

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Looking Back on ACE

Staff Sgt. Christopher Herring, 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron operational suitability analyst, marshals an MQ-9 Reaper on the taxiway 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 different airspaces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)

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Looking Back on ACE

An MQ-9 Reaper from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, approaches for an automatic landing Sept. 13, 2021, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper demonstrates our ability to rapidly mobilize MQ-9 assets and personnel, and integrate platforms across multiple domains anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)

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