The MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed primarily for the U.S. Air Force. The MQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft by the USAF to indicate their human ground controllers. The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance. In 2006, the then–Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force General T. Michael Moseley said: “We’ve moved from using UAVs primarily in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance roles before Operation Iraqi Freedom, to a true hunter-killer role with the Reaper".

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The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron (556 TES) is a U.S. Air Force unit assigned to the 53d Test and Evaluation Group at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, and conducts unmanned aircraft testing. The 556th TES is the Air Force's first operational test squadron for unmanned aircraft (currently MQ-9's). It provides support to UAS operations worldwide, through force development evaluations, the development of training, tactics and procedures, systems expertise and meeting warfighters' urgent need requests.

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Beale Air Force Base California, also known as "Recce Town" (Reconnaissance Town). The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is an uncrewed (UAV) surveillance aircraft.

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Flying the F-15E Strike Eagle, the squadron accomplishes its mission by providing graduate-level instructor academic and flying courses to USAF Combat Air Forces (CAF). The squadron conducts extensive technical off-station training and liaises with CAF units. The 17th emblem, modified from the one adopted in 1917, consists of a Great White Snowy Owl in front of a black triangle with a blue background. Because of its distinctive Owl Patch, the squadron's nickname is the Hooters.

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The 30th Reconnaissance Squadron is part of the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech AFB, NV (a small base NW of Las Vegas, NV). It flies the RQ-170 Sentinel, remotely piloted aircraft.

The squadron was originally formed on May 1, 1943 and flew the P-38E Lightning Reconnaissance Aircraft in Europe during WWII. It provided the low-level, detailed imagery used to plan the D-Day invasion and took photographs during the invasion. The squadron also photographed sites in other countries around Europe, including France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

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The 432d Operations Group employs Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in 24/7/365 Combat Air Patrols in support of combatant commander needs, and deploys combat support forces worldwide. This includes combat command and control, tactics development, intelligence support, weather support, and standardization and evaluation oversight for United States Air Force Air Combat Command, United States Air Forces Central Command, Air Force Material Command, Air National Guard, Royal Air Force, and Air Reserve Command RPA units. The Group is also responsible for all air traffic control, airfield management, and weather services for RPA operations at Creech AFB, NV.

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The 2d Special Operations Squadron (2 SOS) is an Air Force Reserve Command unit, assigned to the 919th Operations Wing. They’re currently minutes away from the sandy white beaches of Florida’s Emerald Coast stationed at Hurlburt Field, Florida, operating the MQ-9 Reaper in support of the Global War on Terrorism. From 2009-2014 the 2 SOS operated the MQ-1 out of Las Vegas, NV (Nellis Air Force Base) depicted in this artwork. 

The 2d Special Operations Squadron’s history reaches back to the front lines of WWI as a Balloon Squadron. The unit is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, being formed on 25 September 1917 at Fort Omaha, Nebraska. During World War I, the unit was part of the Balloon Section, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), becoming the first American balloon company to reach the Western Front in France and enter combat. 2d SOS thus holds the distinction among all USAF units of being “the first complete American air unit in history to operate against an enemy on foreign soil.” It was part of the Army Balloon and Airship School after the war, being a balloon training unit until the beginning of World War II. It was later part of the Strategic Air Command during the Cold War.

The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an American remotely piloted aircraft built by General Atomics and used primarily by the United States Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency. Initially conceived in the early 1990s for aerial reconnaissance and forward observation roles, the Predator carries cameras and other sensors but has been modified and upgraded to carry and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions.

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The 15th Attack Squadron (15 ATKS) is part of the 432 Wing at Creech AFB, Nevada. They currently operate the MQ-1B Predator and provide US combatant commanders persistent attack and reconnaissance across the globe. This poster artwork commemorates the 100 year anniversary of the founding of the 15th Attack Squadron on 9 May 2017.

The 15th Reconnaissance Squadron's origins go back to 9 May 1917, (WWI) when it was stood up as the 2d Aviation School Squadron at Hazelhurst Field, Long Island, New York. The original mission of the squadron was part of the defense force for the New York City area, flying coastal patrols and as a flying training unit.

During the early stages of World War II, the 15th supported the Field Artillery School in Oklahoma. On March 26, 1944, the unit deployed to England and began combat operations over France. Its first combat mission was photographic reconnaissance on an F-6. On June 6, 1944, the 15th received credit for the first aerial victory by a tactical reconnaissance pilot as well as the first victory of D-Day. The unit continued armed reconnaissance operations in the European theater until July 1945.

The squadron was recently redesignated the 15th ATTACK Squadron on 15 May 2016 from it's prior designation, the 15th Reconnaissance Squadron.

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The 26th Weapons Squadron (26th WPS) is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the USAF Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The 26th WPS is the first Unmanned Aircraft Systems Weapons Squadron, and specialize in training and producing MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper pilots and sensor operators. Missions for the 26th Weapons Squadron are flown from Nellis Air Force Base, as opposed to Creech Air Force Base, where most UAS operations are currently underway.

Nellis Air Force Base ("Nellis" colloq.) is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada with military schools and more squadrons than any other USAF base. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Exercise Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag-West flown in "Military Operations Area (MOA) airspace" and is associated with the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). The base also has the Combined Air and Space Operations Center-Nellis.

The MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the United States Air Force (USAF). The MQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft (RPV/RPA) by the USAF to indicate their human ground controllers. The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance.

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