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361st Expeditionary Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper Fact Sheet

Long exposure photo of an MQ-9 Reaper on the 361 Expeditionary Attack Squadron flight line at an undisclosed location, August 6, 2022. The MQ-9 is an unmanned aircraft capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight. The 361 EAS operates them in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Tech. Sgt. Jim Bentley)
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Defenders protect ASAB from drones

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Butts, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of counter-small unmanned aerial systems, pilots a small drone at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 29, 2021. The 386th ESFS works within the Wing Operations Center at ASAB to monitor and detect the area around the base to protect service members from possible drone threats. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)
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A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft awaits an engine test prior to Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance operations at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 23, 2019. Reaper’s are maintained, launched and recovered from deployed locations, but are remotely operated from bases in the United States during ISR operations around the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Mason)
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Joint force, RSAF perform counter UAS exercise

Personnel from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing trained with Royal Saudi Air Force Police Wing members in a joint counter unmanned aerial system exercise Jan. 27, 2021 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the exercise, security forces from the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, explosive ordnance technicians from 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Aerial Defense Battalion practiced and refined anti-drone tactics, techniques and procedures. The exercise allowed USAF, USMC and RSAF personnel to learn from one another while strengthening partnerships and enhancing base defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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Joint force, RSAF perform counter UAS exercise

Personnel from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing trained with Royal Saudi Air Force Police Wing members in a joint counter unmanned aerial system exercise Jan. 27, 2021 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the exercise, security forces from the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, explosive ordnance technicians from 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Aerial Defense Battalion practiced and refined anti-drone tactics, techniques and procedures. The exercise allowed USAF, USMC and RSAF personnel to learn from one another while strengthening partnerships and enhancing base defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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Joint force, RSAF perform counter UAS exercise

Personnel from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing trained with Royal Saudi Air Force Police Wing members in a joint counter unmanned aerial system exercise Jan. 27, 2021 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the exercise, security forces from the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, explosive ordnance technicians from 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Aerial Defense Battalion practiced and refined anti-drone tactics, techniques and procedures. The exercise allowed USAF, USMC and RSAF personnel to learn from one another while strengthening partnerships and enhancing base defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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Joint force, RSAF perform counter UAS exercise

Personnel from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing trained with Royal Saudi Air Force Police Wing members in a joint counter unmanned aerial system exercise Jan. 27, 2021 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the exercise, security forces from the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, explosive ordnance technicians from 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Aerial Defense Battalion practiced and refined anti-drone tactics, techniques and procedures. The exercise allowed USAF, USMC and RSAF personnel to learn from one another while strengthening partnerships and enhancing base defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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Joint force, RSAF perform counter UAS exercise

Personnel from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing trained with Royal Saudi Air Force Police Wing members in a joint counter unmanned aerial system exercise Jan. 27, 2021 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the exercise, security forces from the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, explosive ordnance technicians from 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Aerial Defense Battalion practiced and refined anti-drone tactics, techniques and procedures. The exercise allowed USAF, USMC and RSAF personnel to learn from one another while strengthening partnerships and enhancing base defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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Joint force, RSAF perform counter UAS exercise

Personnel from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing trained with Royal Saudi Air Force Police Wing members in a joint counter unmanned aerial system exercise Jan. 27, 2021 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the exercise, security forces from the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, explosive ordnance technicians from 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Aerial Defense Battalion practiced and refined anti-drone tactics, techniques and procedures. The exercise allowed USAF, USMC and RSAF personnel to learn from one another while strengthening partnerships and enhancing base defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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Joint force, RSAF perform counter UAS exercise

Personnel from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing trained with Royal Saudi Air Force Police Wing members in a joint counter unmanned aerial system exercise Jan. 27, 2021 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the exercise, security forces from the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, explosive ordnance technicians from 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Aerial Defense Battalion practiced and refined anti-drone tactics, techniques and procedures. The exercise allowed USAF, USMC and RSAF personnel to learn from one another while strengthening partnerships and enhancing base defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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379th ESFS and EOD team up for counter UAS training

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Samantha Allred, Alpha Flight chief for the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, speaks into her radio during an unmanned aerial systems exercise involving the C-UAS program under the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron in partnership with the explosive ordnance disposal team from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 11, 2020. The 379th ESFS Defenders and 379th ECES Airmen work together to detect and defend against adversarial small UAS that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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379th ESFS and EOD team up for counter UAS training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Haneline, explosive ordnance team member with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, maneuvers the camera broadcasting a live feed of the F6-A robot as it approaches a simulated downed unmanned aerial system from the C-UAS program under the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron during an exercise in partnership with the explosive ordnance disposal team from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 11, 2020. The 379th ESFS Defenders and 379th ECES Airmen work together to detect and defend against adversarial small UAS that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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379th ESFS and EOD team up for counter UAS training

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brook A. Hamilton, noncommissioned officer in charge of EOD training for the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, places an XRS-150 X-ray in front of a simulated downed unmanned aerial system from the C-UAS program under the 379th ESFS during an exercise in partnership with the explosive ordnance disposal team from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 11, 2020. The 379th ESFS Defenders and 379th ECES Airmen work together to detect and defend against adversarial small UAS that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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379th ESFS and EOD team up for counter UAS training

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Roberto Macias, counter-small unmanned aerial systems program manager for the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, adjusts the volume of his radio as he helps coordinate a response to a simulated downed UAS from the C-UAS program under the 379th ESFS during an exercise in partnership with the explosive ordnance disposal team from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 11, 2020. The 379th ESFS Defenders and 379th ECES Airmen work together to detect and defend against adversarial small UAS that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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379th ESFS and EOD team up for counter UAS training

An F6-A robot rotates a small unmanned aerial system that is a simulated bomb threat for counter-UAS program Airmen under the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron to respond to in partnership with the explosive ordnance disposal team from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 11, 2020. The 379th ESFS Defenders and 379th ECES Airmen work together to detect and defend against adversarial small UAS that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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379th ESFS and EOD team up for counter UAS training

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Phillip Jung, counter-small unmanned aerial systems pilot with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, examines the drone he was piloting before it was taken down during a counter-UAS exercise hosted by the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron in partnership with the explosive ordnance disposal team from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 11, 2020. The 379th ESFS Defenders and 379th ECES Airmen work together to detect and defend against adversarial small UAS that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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379th ESFS and EOD team up for counter UAS training

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dan Bonezzi, security patrolman with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, runs to confront unmanned aerial systems with a “Dronebuster” (a device that can jam commercial drones) from the C-UAS program under the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron during an exercise in partnership with the explosive ordnance disposal team from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 11, 2020. The 379th ESFS Defenders and 379th ECES Airmen work together to detect and defend against adversarial small UAS that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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379th ESFS and EOD team up for counter UAS training

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bryston Peterson, counter-small unmanned aerial systems controller with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, watches hovering unmanned aerial systems from the C-UAS program under the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron during an exercise in partnership with the explosive ordnance disposal team from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 11, 2020. The 379th ESFS Defenders and 379th ECES Airmen work together to detect and defend against adversarial small UAS that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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379th ESFS and EOD team up for counter UAS training

A small unmanned aerial system that is part of the counter-UAS program under the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron hovers in the air during an exercise in partnership with the explosive ordnance disposal team from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 11, 2020. The 379th ESFS Defenders and 379th ECES Airmen work together to detect and defend against adversarial small UAS that pose a potential threat to the safety and security of AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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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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