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  • Leadership from Creech Air Force Base salute the aircraft carrying Secretary of the AF Barrett on the flight line.

    Creech shares mission, hunger for evolution with SECAF

    Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett visited Creech AFB for the first time to familiarize herself with Air Force’s only dedicated Remotely Piloted Aircraft wing, and the 24/7 dominant, persistent attack and reconnaissance missions they support, Aug. 12, 2020.
  • A newspaper with a picture of the most recent 99th Air Base Wing change of command ceremony is displayed in front of 432nd Wing and 99th ABW leadership on a stool.

    One Team: Nellis leadership gets inside look at Creech RPA enterprise

    Col. Todd Dyer, 99th Air Base Wing commander, and Col. Jack Gardner, 99th ABW vice commander, attend their first immersion tour of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, July 8, 2020. They toured many facilities throughout their visit including the flight simulators, the Creech Medical Clinic, and the new 432nd Support Squadron building.
  • Airman sets down a gavel on a table.

    Justice for all: Courtroom open for business

    The 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing’s office of the Staff Judge Advocate opened the doors to the first dedicated military courtroom for Creech Air Force Base, May 27, 2020.
  • MQ-9 Reaper pilot holds up Ranger tab to camera

    Reaper Airman fulfills dream of earning Ranger tab

    The sounds of frogs, birds and cicadas rang loudly in his ears as the hot sun crawled across the sky. He hoped nightfall would provide a reprieve, but it only gave way to equally muggy and noisy nights. 
  • A social distancing reminder is displayed as Nelson O’Neal, Guardian Dining Facility (DFAC) cook, prepares a to-go meal for a customer at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, April 17, 2020.

    Guardian Dining Facility integral to RPA mission ops

    The Guardian Dining Facility (DFAC) providing one of the only sources of food during mealtimes at Creech is nothing new. As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, this dining facility team follows strict guidance and has changed the way they serve meals to ensure MQ-9 Reaper aircrews can keep the mission going downrange.
  • A pilot, sensor operator and an additional airman sit at an MQ-9 Reaper flight simulator.

    Reaper Smoke: MQ-9 community advances, builds relationships

    Reaper Airmen, “What does it mean to be ‘us’?” This was the question asked by 25th Attack Group commander, Col. Travis Norton, to a room full of MQ-9 Reaper operators and Special Tactics tactical air control party operators during Reaper Smoke, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Feb. 21, 2020.
  • 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen pose in front of an MQ-9 Reaper underneath a Nevada sunset.

    432nd WG/432nd AEW brings Reaper airpower into the new decade

    In early 2009, a recently reactivated combat unit, now named the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, achieved the mark of 500,000 hours of combat, for a relatively new form of airpower, known as Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). 
  • An MQ-9 Reaper flies through the skies over Aviation Nation, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 16, 2019. This was the first time an MQ-9 Reaper has ever flown at Aviation Nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)

    MQ-9 Reaper makes debut flyby at Aviation Nation

    The 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing made history by performing their first Aviation Nation MQ-9 Reaper flybys, and munitions load demonstrations, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 16-17.
  • Airmen with the 20th Attack Squadron pose for a group photo in front of an MQ-9 Reaper, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 17, 2019. The 20th ATKS is a geographically separated unit that falls under the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and supports combatant commanders in operations abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)

    Separated, not detached: 20th ATKS Airmen critical to Hunter mission

    The 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing is based out of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, however, its Airmen and their contributions to the MQ-9 Reaper mission are not bound to one installation. There are some operational squadrons that organizationally fall under the 432nd WG but aren’t physically located on the same base as the wing.
  • Airmen learn about the resources offered at the opening of the new Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 30, 2019. One of the many other benefits of Creech having its own SAPR Office is that Airmen, contractors, and adult dependents won’t have to drive the hour-long commute to the Nellis AFB location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Silverthorne)

    SAPR Office opening brings security, stability

    Airmen celebrated the opening of a new Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, or SAPR, Office at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 30, 2019.
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