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Nov. 16 airpower summary: Predator provides armed reconnaissance

An MQ-1 Predator prepares for takeoff in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Predator provides integrated and synchronized close-air combat operations, to include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)

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Cleared to land

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier waits as a MQ-1 Predator lands Nov. 7 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Members of the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron there teamed up with Marines assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., for a joint training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Edwards test squadron test drives Global Hawk

Maintainers with the Global Hawk Combined Test Force perform maintenance on a Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system Oct. 24 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. As part of the Combined Test Force, members of the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron test drives the Global Hawk system for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)

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Edwards test squadron test drives Global Hawk

An Airman with the Global Hawk Combined Test Force performs maintenance on a Global Hawk Oct. 24 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)

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Edwards test squadron test drives Global Hawk

Senior Airman Cody Melton performs maintenance on a Global Hawk Oct. 24 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Airman Melton is a 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron avionics specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)

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Future UAS pilots will simulate air and land battles in course at Randolph AFB

Capt. Sam Allen, 563rd Flying Training Squadron instructor and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Fundamentals Course director at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, operates the controls of a battlespace simulator in the course's laboratory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

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Future UAS pilots will simulate air and land battles in course at Randolph AFB

Capt. Sam Allen, 563rd Flying Training Squadron instructor and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Fundamentals Course director at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, operates the controls of a battlespace simulator in the course's laboratory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

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Light, but lethal

An armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft sits in a shelter Oct. 15 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, before a mission. Larger and more powerful than the MQ-1 Predator, the Reaper can carry up to 3,750 pounds of laser-guided bombs and Hellfire missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Predator maintenance

Master Sgt. Fred Roberts, an instructor with Field Training Detachment 26 of the California Air National Guard's 163rd Maintenance Group, uses a maintenance interface station Oct. 15 to check an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Airmen with Det. 26 train active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard personnel on Predator maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

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Predator maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Hatfield (left), an instructor with Field Training Detachment 26 of the California Air National Guard's 163rd Maintenance Group, shows the components of the engine of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft to Staff Sgts. Carlos Barrera (center) and Alex Bush Oct. 15. The two sergeants are crew chiefs with the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Airmen with Det. 26 train active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard personnel on Predator maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

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Predator maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Hatfield (left), an instructor with Field Training Detachment 26 of the California Air National Guard's 163rd Maintenance Group, shows the components of the engine of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft to Staff Sgt. Carlos Barrera Oct. 15. Sergeant Barrera is a crew chief with the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Airmen with Det. 26 train active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard personnel on Predator maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matt Smith)

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Predator maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Hatfield (left), an instructor with Field Training Detachment 26 of the California Air National Guard's 163rd Maintenance Group, shows the components of the engine of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft to Staff Sgts. Carlos Barrera (center) and Alex Bush Oct. 15. The two sergeants are crew chiefs with the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Airmen with Det. 26 train active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard personnel on Predator maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matt Smith)

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Predator maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Hatfield (left), an instructor with Field Training Detachment 26 of the California Air National Guard's 163rd Maintenance Group, reviews procedures Oct. 15 with Staff Sgt. Carlos Barrera to install an oil pump on the engine of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft. Sergeant Barrera is a crew chief assigned to the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Airmen with Det. 26 train active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard personnel on Predator maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matt Smith)

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Oct. 12 airpower summary: Predator fires Hellfire Missile

An MQ-1 Predator, like this one, fired an Air-to-Ground Missile-114 against enemies of Afghanistan on Oct. 12. The MQ-1 is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aircraft system. The primary mission of the UAS is interdiction and conducting armed reconnaissance against critical, perishable targets. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Oct. 5 airpower summary: Predator fires missile

A MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft prepares to take off in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Through the use of advanced capabilities, the predator provides integrated and synchronized close-air combat operations, to include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)

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Airmen support new Hollywood movie 'Eagle Eye'

An MQ-9 Reaper, like the one pictured here, is featured in the movie "Eagle Eye." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

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Joint unmanned aircraft system crosses Atlantic

A Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., made a trans-Atlantic flight Sept. 20 with the assistance of Navy officials. The 19-hour flight took off from Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Miranda Moorer)

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Check and re-check

Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes performs a pre-flight inspection of an MQ-1B Predator Sept. 3 at Ali Base, Iraq. The Predator is a medium-altitude unmanned aircraft system. Colonel Barnes is the commander of Detachment 1, 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Attack Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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Sept. 9 airpower summary: Predator fires missiles, disarm enemy

A MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft takes off in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Through the use of advanced capabilities, focused doctrine and detailed training the predator provides integrated and synchronized close-air combat operations, to include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)

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Predator preparations

Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes and Senior Airman Claudio Vela Jr. prepare to land an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system from a nearby control room Sept. 3 at Ali Base, Iraq. Colonel Barnes and Airman Vela are deployed from Creech Air Force Base, Nev., and are assigned to the assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron Det. 1. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft. Its mission here is to interdict and conduct armed reconnaissance against critical and perishable targets in support of the war on terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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