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vol. 5, no. 25 Serving Southern Nevada’s military community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR dec. 17, 2021

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556th TES’ ACE REAPER efforts validate

MQ-9’s INDOPACOM integration ability

by 1st Lt. Lindsey Heflin a significantly modified Auto Takeoff
Andersen AFB, Guam and Landing Capability pattern built
on imagery alone, without any standard
The 556th Test and Evaluation Squad- surveys conducted prior. At MCBH, the
ron achieved major MQ-9 agile employ- team conducted five local pattern sorties
ment milestones during a combined and trained six sets of non-Land and
49th Wing, 432nd Wing, and 53rd Wing Recovery aircrew on ATLC operations,
Immediate Response Force and Agile _________
Combat Employment exercise Sept. 13- See reaper, on Page 3
Oct. 6, 2021.
Launching from Creech Air Force RIGHT & BELOW: Airmen from the 556th
Base, Nev., the 556th TES flew an MQ-9 Test and Evaluation Squadron preflight an
Reaper via satellite control to Marine MQ-9 Reaper at Andersen Air Force Base,
Corps Base Hawaii and landed using Guam, Oct. 4, 2021.

Air Force photographs by Staff Sgt. Divine Cox