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MQ-9 Reaper

Capt. Chelsie Miller, 49th Operations Group MQ-9 Reaper pilot, conducts a preflight inspection April 19, 2021, on Point Mugu Naval Air Station, California. Preflight inspections are completed to ensure proper functionality of the aircraft before flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Weathersby)
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The members of the 491st ATKS removed the patches from their previous units and replaced them with the historic emblem that was last designed in 1944, during a squadron activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y. As they donned their new patches, a new generation revived the memory and traditions of the Ringers who served before them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Maj. Chris Engelken, 491st Attack Squadron's assistant director of operations, ceremoniously attaches a patch to his uniform, during a squadron activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y. The 491st ATKS' patch is a historic emblem that was last designed in 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Staff Sgt. Mele ceremoniously unveils the name of the 491st Attack Squadron commander and their Dedicated Crew Chief on the side of an MQ-9 Reaper, during a squadron activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y. Lt. Col. Randall Noel, the 491st ATKS commander, formerly led the 6th and 16th Attack Squadrons on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., as the Director of Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Col. Jeffery Patton, 49th Operations Group commander (left), and Lt. Col. Randall Noel, 491st Attack Squadron commander (right), pose for a photo during a squadron activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y. Noel formerly led the 6th and 16th Attack Squadrons on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., as the Director of Operations, and the first to assume command over the 491st ATKS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Col. Jeffery Patton, 49th Operations Group commander (left), and Lt. Col. Randall Noel, 491st Attack Squadron commander (right), stand at the position of attention, as part of a squadron activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y. Noel is the first to assume command over the 491st ATKS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Col. Jeffery Patton, 49th Operations Group commander speaks at the 491st Attack Squadron's activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y. Lt. Col. Randall Noel, 491st ATKS commander, formerly led the 6th and 16th Attack Squadrons on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., as the Director of Operations, and Patton said his credibility to the group’s mission to operate, educate and innovate, makes him a leader the squadron and the students can look up to. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Maj. Casey Masters, speaks at the the 491st Attack Squadron's activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y. The 491st ATKS provides the Air Force additional capacity to produce MQ-9 aircrew (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Col. Jeffery Patton, 49th Operations Group commander (left), and Lt. Col. Randall Noel, 491st Attack Squadron commander (right), salute the American flag during the National Anthem, as part of a squadron activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y. Noel is the first to assume command over the 491st ATKS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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The 491st Attack Squadron, “the Ringers,” honored its first incoming commander, Lt. Col. Randall Noel, in an activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y. In 2015, the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command launched the Culture and Process Improvement Program – an innovative effort to establish, target and develop methods of improvement for the Air Force’s remotely piloted aircraft career fields, such as the MQ-9, ultimately resulting in the activation of the 491st. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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The 491st Attack Squadron, “the Ringers,” honored its first incoming commander, Lt. Col. Randall Noel, in an activation and assumption of command ceremony, May 8, 2019, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, N.Y. The squadron currently has Airmen refueling aircraft daily on Hancock Field and Ft. Drum, New York, maintainers generating MQ-9s and cockpits, medical Airmen who ensure the pilots and sensor operators are receiving the care they need to fly, as well as an elite aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Capt. David, 6th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper pilot and, flies over Red Rio Range, N.M., during an exercise, March 14, 2019, at the 6th Attack Squadron on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Asche said the exercise was important exposure for the combat rescue officer students to see how to interact with MQ-9s and also how to go through the procedures to enable the crew to help them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Capt. David (left), 6th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper pilot, and Tech. Sgt. Joaquin, 6th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper sensor operator instructor, provide close air support over Red Rio Range, N.M., during an exercise, March 14, 2019, at the 6th Attack Squadron on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. During the exercise, combat rescue officer students applied their training in a simulated deployed environment on Red Rio Range, N.M., by communicating with an actual MQ-9 overhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Tech. Sgt. Joaquin, 6th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper sensor operator instructor, coordinates with the pilot during an exercise over Red Rio Range, N.M., March 14, 2019, at the 6th Attack Squadron on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, close air support and combat search and rescue are only a few of the missions and tasks the MQ-9 can perform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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2nd Lt. Caleb, 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron combat rescue officer student, observes a simulated exercise, March 13, 2019, at the 16th Training Squadron on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The CRO specialty includes direct combatant command and control of Combat Search and Rescue operations, an operational skillset that parallels that of the enlisted pararescuemen and survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists. Last names have been withheld due to operational security restraints. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Capt. David, 6th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper pilot, flies over Red Rio Range, N.M., during an exercise, March 14, 2019, at the 6th Attack Squadron on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Reapers are heavily involved in most special operations forces’ missions including intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, close air support and combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Senior Airman Leodan, 7th Air Support Operations Squadron joint terminal attack controller, demonstrates how to call in an air strike for members of the 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron, March 13, 2019, at the 16th Training Squadron on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The combat rescue officer students are getting this familiarization and level of training because they might find themselves in a situation where they need to bring close air support on a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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1st Lt. Aleksandr, 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron combat rescue officer student, observes a simulated exercise, March 13, 2019, at the 16th Training Squadron on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The MQ-9 is an armed, multi-mission remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against execution targets and secondarily as an intelligence collection asset. Last names have been withheld due to operational security restraints. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Capt. Joey (left), 6th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper evaluator pilot, and Tech Sgt. Nicholas (right), 6th ATKS MQ-9 sensor operator instructor, simulate an exercise, March 13, 2019, at the 16th Training Squadron on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Holloman hosted 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron combat rescue officer students from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., March 12-14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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Tech Sgt. Nicholas, 6th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper sensor operator instructor, simulates an exercise, March 13, 2019, at the 16th Training Squadron on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. As part of the exercise, MQ-9 pilots and sensor operators executed close air support, while the combat rescue officer students practiced calling in air strikes as a non-qualified joint terminal attack controller. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kindra Stewart)
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