First Reaper aircraft maintenance unit deploys to Balad
Airman 1st Class Hugo Garnica communicates with an MQ-9 Reaper pilot with a land mobile radio at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 18. He was performing a preflight check to ensure the unmanned aircraft vehicle was operational. Airman Garnica, an assistant dedicated crew chief assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is deployed from Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)