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Staff Sgt. Marion, a 42nd Attack Squadron sensor operator, displays his invention, the “Frankenphone 3.5 Ultra High Definition,” March 24, 2015, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. The Frankenphone gets its name because of the way it’s patched together from decommissioned pieces of equipment. It’s a simple design, but the Frankenphone improves air-to-ground communications by putting the aircrew and joint terminal attack controllers on a party line, mitigating the need to repeat messages numerous times and improving communications clarity. This in turn allows operators to seamlessly execute the mission and save lives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen)


Frankenphone: Creech Airman improves RPA communications

Staff Sgt. Marion, a 42nd Attack Squadron sensor operator, displays his invention, the “Frankenphone 3.5 Ultra High Definition,” March 24, 2015, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. The Frankenphone gets its name because of the way it’s patched together from decommissioned pieces of equipment. It’s a simple design, but the Frankenphone improves air-to-ground communications by putting the aircrew and joint terminal attack controllers on a party line, mitigating the need to repeat messages numerous times and improving communications clarity. This in turn allows operators to seamlessly execute the mission and save lives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen)

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Capt. Jonathan, a 432nd Wing pilot, left, and Staff Sgt. Matthew, a 432nd WG sensor operator, fly a training mission Oct. 13, 2015, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen)
Capt. Jonathan, 432nd Wing pilot, left, and Staff Sgt. Matthew, 432nd WG sensor operator, right, fly a training mission Oct. 13, 2015, at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. The 432nd Wing conducted 189 weapon strikes in July of 2015 and 249 in August, setting a record for the number of strikes in a month in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen/released)
Senior Airman Joshua, a 432nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, sands down a wing panel for the MQ-1 Predator Feb. 18, 2016, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. The Predator and MQ-9 Reaper are made completely of composite materials such as carbon fiber, Kevlar and specialized variations of fiberglass. Structural maintenance Airmen must wear proper protective equipment to keep the hazardous carbon shavings and paint from being inhaled. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Clausen)
Senior Airman Brian, a 432nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, lays down layers of composite fabric used to repair a MQ-1 Predator wing panel Feb. 18, 2016, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Without the structural maintenance shop, flaws caused by wear and tear, moisture absorption, or other structural damages would eventually cause the aircraft to become structurally unsound and not airworthy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Clausen)
The New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing conducted their first MQ-9 Reaper flying operation from Hancock Field Air National Guard Base and Syracuse Hancock International Airport, N.Y., Dec. 16, 2015. The 174th ATKW is the first Air Force organization in the U.S. to fly a remotely piloted aircraft in class C airspace, the common airspace around commercial airports. Prior to this week, all flight operations of the MQ-9 were conducted at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Eric Miller)
Between August and October of 2014 the Remotely Piloted Aircraft community participated in operations which provided aid to Iraqi citizens who were being threatened by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Mount Sinjar, Iraq. Overall, the airdrops, provided 682 bundles of supplies containing 362,212 bottles of drinking water, 116,316 meals, 1,008 tents and 1,124 lanterns to Sinjar, and 145 bundles, 96,226 water bottles and 12,137 meals to Amirili. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory Payne)
The constant and insatiable demand for remotely piloted aircraft airpower has placed stressors on nearly every career field within the enterprise. For the RPA maintenance career fields, these stressors are causing the retention rates to plummet causing rates lower than that of any other aircraft in Air Combat Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen)
Senior Airman Derek Lee, a 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, and Staff Sgt. Craig Stewart, a 432nd AMXS MQ-1 Predator crew chief, assemble an MQ-1 Predator static display July 24, 2015, in Lethbridge, Alberta province, Canada. The MQ-1 Predator is a multirole aircraft used primarily for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and can also be used for kinetic strikes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen)
Tech. Sgt. Kevin is a 15th Reconnaissance Squadron intelligence operations supervisor and the intelligence flight NCO in charge at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. He created a program called Squadron Intelligence Reconnaissance Interface, codenamed SIRI, which is an application used by remotely piloted aircraft crew members to execute the mission more efficiently while being more situationally aware. SIRI helps aircrews by acting as a search engine to quickly relay conversions, locations, abbreviations and other information resulting in over 58 command functions on the most used secure internet relay chat by RPA aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen)
Staff Sgt. Marion is a 42nd Attack Squadron sensor operator at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Marion was recognized by Air Force leadership for constructing a device dubbed “Frankenphone 3.5 Ultra High Definition,” which simplifies life in the ground control station while flying remotely piloted aircraft, allowing operators to seamlessly execute the mission and save lives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen)
A 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airman performs preflight checks prior to launching an MQ-9 Reaper March 20, 2015, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Airmen assigned to the 451st EAMXS provide 24/7 maintenance support to the Air Force’s largest Reaper unit, ensuring ground troops are supported around the clock. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz)
Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen
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