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Out with the old, in with the new – 4 Reapers return home

Master Sgt. Adam Roberts, the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of load planning assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, coordinates with Senior Airman Christian Barrozo, a ramp operations specialist also assigned to the 380th ELRS, after receiving cargo from a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, August 10, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Ramp operations supervisors are entrusted with the secure handling of cargo and the safety of Air Terminal Operations Center personnel.
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Out with the old, in with the new – 4 Reapers return home

Staff Sgt. Rayan Rahman, a ramp operations supervisor, directs a K-Loader operator during receipt of cargo from a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, August 10, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Ramp operations supervisors are entrusted with the secure handling of cargo and the safety of Air Terminal Operations Center personnel.
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Out with the old, in with the new – 4 Reapers return home

A 10K All-Terrain Forklift hauls a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone toward a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, August 10, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. After receiving nine new MQ-9s since June, the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing redeployed five back to the United States.
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Out with the old, in with the new – 4 Reapers return home

An Airman assigned to the 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspects the engines of a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, August 10, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The C-5 flew to Al Dhafra to redeploy four General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones.
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Out with the old, in with the new – 4 Reapers return home

Airman from the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work together to pull a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone into place aboard a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, August 10, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Reapers can be disassembled into storage containers called “coffins” for rapid redeployment.
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Out with the old, in with the new – 4 Reapers return home

Airman from the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work together to pull a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone into place aboard a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, August 10, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. After receiving nine new MQ-9s since June, the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing redeployed five back to the United States.
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Out with the old, in with the new – 4 Reapers return home

Master Sgt. Adam Roberts (right), the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of load planning assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, works with an Airman from the 60th Aircraft Maintenance squadron (left), to pull a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone aboard a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, August 10, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. C-5 Super Galaxy’s come equipped with a winch system to assist ramp operations specialists in loading heavy cargo.
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Out with the old, in with the new – 4 Reapers return home

A 10K All-Terrain Forklift hauls a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone toward a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, August 10, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Reapers can be disassembled into storage containers called “coffins” for rapid redeployment.
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Out with the old, in with the new – 4 Reapers return home

A Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, receives fuel in the desert sun August 10, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The C-5M Super Galaxy, a strategic transport aircraft, is the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory, and is capable of hauling approximately 281,000 pounds of cargo.
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386th EAMXS Airmen maintain, launch and recover Reapers

Airman 1st class Klowie Silipena, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, prepares to remove a panel from an MQ-9 Reaper on the flightline at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 9, 2020. Airmen from the 386th EAMXS are responsible for maintaining the airframe and ensuring the remotely piloted aircraft remains ready to complete its close air support and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)
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386th EAMXS Airmen maintain, launch and recover Reapers

An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle sits on the runway at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait June 10, 2020. Airman from the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, other known as ‘White AMU,’ maintain and prepare and recover the MQ-9’s before and after every launch ensuring optimal mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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62 EATKS continue to support missions at KAF

A U.S. Air Force pilot launches an MQ-9 Reaper using a remote capability Nov. 27, 2017 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The MQ-9 Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against dynamic execution targets and secondarily as an intelligence collection asset. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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62 EATKS continue to support missions at KAF

Airman 1st Class Gavin Claus, 62nd Expeditionary Attack Squadron crew chief, prepares an MQ-9 Reaper for takeoff Nov. 27, 2017 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Gavin is currently deployed from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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62 EATKS continue to support missions at KAF

Airman 1st Class Gavin Claus, 62nd Expeditionary Attack Squadron crew chief, prepares an MQ-9 Reaper for takeoff Nov. 27, 2017 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Gavin is currently deployed from Holloman, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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62 EATKS continue to support missions at KAF

U.S. Air Force Airmen perform maintenance on an MQ-9 Reaper Nov. 27, 2017 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The MQ-9 Reaper is deployed from the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., and is currently being utilized for counter terrorism efforts in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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62 EATKS continue to support missions at KAF

Airman 1st Class Gavin Claus, 62nd Expeditionary Attack Squadron crew chief, prepares a MQ-9 Reaper for takeoff Nov. 27, 2017 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Gavin is currently deployed from Holloman, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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62 EATKS continue to support missions at KAF

MQ-9 Reapers are parked on the flight line Nov. 27, 2017 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The MQ-9 is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against dynamic execution targets and secondarily as an intelligence collection asset. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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62 EATKS continue to support missions at KAF

An MQ-9 Reaper lands on the runway Nov. 27, 2017 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The MQ-9 Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against dynamic execution targets and secondarily as an intelligence collection asset. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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