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a phenomenal job, but we learned from
the RPA pilots, sensor operators and
their leaders that these Airmen are under
significant stress from an unrelenting
pace of operations,” said Air Force Sec-
retary Deborah Lee James. “CPIP was
established to help stabilize the RPA
enterprise. These policy changes are steps
toward addressing issues highlighted by
RPA operators in the field.”
The redesignation will affect the
names, but not the core missions of RPA
squadrons at Holloman Air Force Base,
New Mexico; Whiteman AFB, Missouri;
and Creech AFB, Nevada. These units,
consisting of approximately 600 officers
and 700 enlisted Airmen, will continue
to provide real-time intelligence, surveil-
lance and reconnaissance to command-
ers, close air support to ground troops,
and post-operation battle damage assess-
ment to senior leaders.
Previously, squadrons consisting of
MQ-9 Reaper aircraft were designated at-
tack squadrons, while squadrons of MQ-1
Predator aircraft were designated recon-
naissance squadrons. The redesignation
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U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay The RPA mission “is instrumental to
achieving decision advantage against
The Air Force recently approved two initiatives for the remotely piloted aircraft career our enemies, is an indispensable as-
field. Eight RPA reconnaissance squadrons will be redesignated as attack squadrons, and set to our national security, and is the
the Air Force has also authorized RPA aircrews to log combat time when flying an aircraft backbone to the success of our fights in
within designated hostile airspace, regardless of the aircrew’s physical location. Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and other areas
combating extremism and terrorism,”
anticipates the Air Force’s ongoing transi- ing combat effects for joint warfighters Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of
tion to an all MQ-9 fleet and acknowledges around the world.” ACC, said March 16 in his testimony to
the capability of these units to support the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed
military operations that can include strikes Since their first employment over the Services. “The Air Force is fully invested
against targets. The cost of the redesigna- Balkans, Air Force RPAs have been in in continuing to achieve sustainability
tion is minimal, mostly affecting signs, sta- high demand, according to Air Force of this enterprise.”
tionary and other local items that display senior leaders. This has led to rapid ex-
the unit’s name or emblem. pansion of both the number of squadrons The Air Force reduced the number of
and the number of operators. combat lines to 60, from 65 in 2015. They
“Aerial warfare continues to evolve. also increased incentive retention pay for
Our great RPA Airmen are leading that Unique organizational structures pilots to $25,000, matching incentive pay
change. They are in the fight every day,” and names evolved during this time, for rated pilots in other airframes.
Welsh said. “These policy changes rec- and the Air Force is now taking steps
ognize the burdens they bear in provid- to standardize operations and improve ACC is expanding the training pipe-
conditions for operators. line for operators, creating a more robust
force and decreasing the current opera-
tional tempo. A combat operations-to-
dwell ratio of 2:1 will provide Airmen
predictable schedules, improve work-life
balance, enable further professional
development, offer increased training
opportunities, and ultimately improve
readiness, according to Col. Jeffry Long,
ACC’s director of CPIP.
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