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BAMS-D Global Hawks return home after 13-year mission

Northrup Grumman contractors perform preflight checks on the last U.S. Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk, attached to the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator mission, June 16, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The Global Hawk training mission at ADAB was originally scheduled to last six months but mission effectiveness and reliability led to an extension of the mission lasting approximately 13 years.
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BAMS-D Global Hawks return home after 13-year mission

The last U.S. Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk, attached to the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator mission, undergoes preflight checks June 16, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. BAMS-D utilized the Global Hawk to identify intelligence gathering capabilities to be used in future U.S. Navy maritime operations with Triton unmanned aerial vehicles.
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BAMS-D Global Hawks return home after 13-year mission

A Northrup Grumman contractor escorts the last U.S. Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk, attached to the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator mission, onto the flight line June 16, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The Global Hawk training mission at ADAB was originally scheduled to last 6 months but mission effectiveness and reliability led to an extension of the mission, lasting approximately 13 years.
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BAMS-D Global Hawks return home after 13-year mission

The last U.S. Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk, attached to the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator mission, leaves Hangar 5 a final time, June 16, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. BAMS-D utilized the Global Hawk to identify intelligence gathering capabilities to be used in future U.S. Navy maritime operations with Triton Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
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99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron

A group photo of the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 2, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)
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210507-F-VZ160-1027

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares to launch an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 7, 2021, 2021. The Global Hawk’s mission is to provide a broad spectrum of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to support joint combatant forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson)
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210507-F-VZ160-1013

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to launch an RQ-4 Global Hawk assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS) at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, April 28, 2021. Based in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the 99th ERS supported a U.S. European Command mission utilizing the long-range capabilities the Global Hawk remotely-piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson)
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210507-F-VZ160-1006

An RQ-4 Global Hawk assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron sits on the flight line at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 7, 2021. The Global Hawk's mission is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson)
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210507-F-VZ160-1005

An RQ-4 Global Hawk assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron sits on the flight line at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 7, 2021. The Global Hawk is flown by a launch and recovery element and a mission control located at ADAB and functions to launch and recover the aircraft while en route to and from the target area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson)
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210507-F-VZ160-1003

An RQ-4 Global Hawk assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron undergoes pre-launch maintenance at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 7 28, 2021. The Global Hawk is a long-endurance, high-altitude remotely piloted aircraft that provides all-weather reconnaissance capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson)
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210428-F-vz160-2004

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares to launch an RQ-4 Global Hawk assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS) at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, April 28, 2021. Based in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the 99th ERS supported a U.S. European Command mission utilizing the long-range capabilities of the Global Hawk remotely-piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson)
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210428-F-vz160-2003

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to launch an RQ-4 Global Hawk assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS) at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, April 28, 2021. Based in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the 99th ERS supported a U.S. European Command mission utilizing the long-range capabilities of the Global Hawk remotely-piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson)
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210428-F-vz160-2002

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Wedgewood, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron RQ-4 Global Hawk crew chief, prepares to launch an RQ-4 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, April 28, 2021. Global Hawks provide near-real-time coverage using imagery intelligence, signals intelligence, and moving target indicator sensors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson)
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210507-F-VZ160-1036

An RQ-4 Global Hawk assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron speeds down the runway at Al Dhafra Air Base (ADAB), United Arab Emirates, May 7, 2021. Based in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the 99th ERS supported a U.S. European Command mission utilizing the long-range capabilities of the Global Hawk remotely-piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson)
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181220-F-SQ280-089

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Fuhrmann, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron RQ-4 Global Hawk crew chief, conducts a pre-flight inspection on an RQ-4 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 20, 2018. The crew chief’s extensive list of responsibilities including for pre-, post- and thru-flight checks, and well as various inspections, allows them to fully understand their vital role, making them jacks-of-all-trades when it comes to repairing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)
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181220-F-SQ280-070

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travis Smith, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron RQ-4 Global Hawk crew chief, conducts a pre-flight inspection on an RQ-4 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 20, 2018. The crew chief’s extensive list of responsibilities including for pre-, post- and thru-flight checks, and well as various inspections, allows them to fully understand their vital role, making them jacks-of-all-trades when it comes to repairing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)
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181220-F-SQ280-045

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathan Horsley, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron RQ-4 Global Hawk crew chief, conducts a pre-flight inspection on an RQ-4 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 20, 2018. The crew chief’s extensive list of responsibilities including for pre-, post- and thru-flight checks, and well as various inspections, allows them to fully understand their vital role, making them jacks-of-all-trades when it comes to repairing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)
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180213-F-YL599-173

An Airman from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron tows an U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk into a hanger on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates Feb. 13, 2018. The Global Hawk's mission is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning)
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180213-F-YL599-173

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christian De Jesus Roman, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, conducts post and preflight inspections on an RQ-4 Global Hawk Feb. 13, 2018 on Al Dhafra Air Base. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an integrated sensor suite that provides global all-weather, day or night intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning)
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180213-F-YL599-173

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christian De Jesus Roman, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, conducts post and preflight inspections on an RQ-4 Global Hawk Feb. 13, 2018 on Al Dhafra Air Base. The Global Hawk provides persistent near-real-time coverage using imagery intelligence (IMINT), signals intelligence (SIGINT) and moving target indicator (MTI) sensors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning)
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