An MQ-9 Reaper pilot from the 489th Attack Squadron takes off using the Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug 3, 2021. The 489th ATKS is the first Air Combat Command squadron to utilize the MQ-9 Reaper’s Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)