UAV reaches new milestone in fight against Daesh

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, recover an EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2015. The EQ-4 Global Hawk nicknamed the ‘Workhorse’ by local maintainers, completed its 500th sortie on Veterans Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller/Released)

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UAV reaches new milestone in fight against Daesh

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform recovery operations for an EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2015. Once the Global Hawk’s mission is complete it returns home where maintainers are able to perform ground maintenance within five hours to return the aircraft to mission ready status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller/Released)

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UAV reaches new milestone in fight against Daesh

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander, and Capt. Marie, 99 ERS RQ-4 pilot, stand in front of an EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2015. Steve and Marie piloted the Global Hawk during the initial launch and recovery portions of the airframe’s 500th sortie in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller/Released)

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UAV reaches new milestone in fight against Daesh

U.S. Air Force EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft is positioned in front of an RQ-4 Global Hawk at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2015.Three RQ-4 Global Hawks were converted to an EQ-4 relay configuration carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communication Node (BACN) in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller/Released)

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UAV reaches new milestone in fight against Daesh

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron stand next to ‘Workhorse’ an EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2015. The Global Hawk marked history when it landed for its 500 sortie milestone, and with nearly 13,000 flight hours logged, this weapon system is lived up to the nickname “Workhorse”. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller/Released)

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UAV reaches new milestone in fight against Daesh

Published Nov. 12, 2015
By By Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller
380th AEW

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, recover an EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2015. The EQ-4 Global Hawk nicknamed the ‘Workhorse’ by local maintainers, completed its 500th sortie on Veterans Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller/Released)