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  • Refining ACE concepts; 432d AMXS conducts Bamboo Eagle training exercise

    To home in on Creech Air Force Base’s ability to practice Agile Combat Employment, the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dispatched a small team to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California to replicate a deployed contingency location alongside multiple MQ-9 Reapers.

  • 25 ATKG hosts first IIQC at Shaw AFB

    The 25th Operations Support Squadron hosted its first Initial Intelligence Qualification Course, here, October 21, 2024. Prior to relocating, the IIQC was conducted by the 432nd OSS at Creech Air Force Base, Nev.

  • Airman rescues children from burning car

    On November 18, 2023, Senior Airman Stevi Brewster, from the 432nd Wing, 20th Attack Squadron, was home on leave in Texas attending her best friend’s wedding. A night meant for celebration turned into a harrowing scene of urgency and heroism when she drove down a dimly lit road.

  • 432nd ACMS Airman Wins 40 Under Forty Award

    The Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association presents the 40 under Forty award yearly to 40 individuals under forty years of age for their significant contributions to a technical science, technology, engineering or mathematics using information technology. One of these people

  • CMSAF visits Las Vegas-area Air Force bases

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi and the Honorable Alex Wagner, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, toured both Nellis and Creech Air Forces Bases.

  • 25th ATKG opens new headquarters and operations facilities at Shaw

    The U.S. Air Force 25th Attack Group hosted military leaders, congressional representatives and honorary commanders from the local community at an immersion tour and ribbon cutting ceremony for their newly constructed headquarters and operations building at Shaw Air Force Base.

  • MQ-9A Accident Investigation Report Released

    Today, Air Combat Command released an Accident Investigation Board report regarding an MQ-9A Reaper crash that took place on Jan. 18, 2023, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California.

  • 20th Attack Squadron sets new training standard at Red Flag

    More than 90 Airmen from the 20th Attack Squadron participated in Red Flag 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to integrate with joint and coalition combat air forces in a large force exercise, culminating in certification to return to combat operations.

  • Air Force Historical Foundation names 432nd Wing 2023 Doolittle Award winner

    The 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., received the Air Force Historical Foundation’s 2023, James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle Award, Jan. 23. The award is earned by the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force for displaying bravery, determination, discipline, esprit de

  • AF Year in Photos

    This year's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This annual feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • Air Force MQ-9 Reaper makes debut at Marine Corps exercise

    A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper participated in a Marine Corps Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) for the first time ever here from July 24-28, 2023, an event that saw joint cooperation between the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

  • MQ-9 FARP in a Combat Area

    The Air Force is always developing ways to act faster and more effectively around the world. A Forward Arming and Refueling Point, or FARP, accomplishes this by allowing aircraft to prepare for their next mission without having to return to an established base. This capability is part of Agile

  • Shaw establishes total force campus with intelligence schoolhouse

    The U.S. Air Force 25th Attack Group hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the MQ-9 Initial Intelligence Qualification Training schoolhouse on base, Aug. 11, 2022. As part of a massive multi-phase upgrade to the group’s infrastructure at Shaw, the schoolhouse will be moving from its current location

  • Creech AFB legacy: Gen Wilbur Creech

    Three years ago, on 17 July 2019, the 432d Wing/432d Air Expeditionary Wing was granted installation command authority, officially becoming its own installation, separate from Nellis Air Force Base.

  • SecAF visits Creech AFB

    Kendall’s conversation with Creech AFB leaders focused on the continuous effort to establish Next Generation Air Dominance through investing in technology, mechanics and the people who provide mission support.

  • MQ-9 Pilot participates in CENTAT

    Operations within the remotely piloted aircraft enterprise are proving to be essential in the advancement of tactics and procedures in the joint environment. For the first time, an MQ-9 Reaper pilot joined intelligence analysts in the Air Forces Central Tactics Analysis Team (CENTAT).

  • NEO challenges push ADAB to new heights

    While ADAB was not one of the primary transition hubs for evacuees, the weight of flying and support functions relied heavily on the members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing to fulfill mission requirements that other bases in the U.S. Central Command theater could not satisfy with the logistical

  • 489th ATKS utilizes new MQ-9 Capability

    The 489th Attack Squadron recently made history as the first attack squadron under the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing to utilize the MQ-9 Reaper’s Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) Aug 3, 2021, during a routine training flight.

  • Accelerating Change: Addressing Space Threats to RPA Operations

    As the Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) enterprise shifts focus from counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations (COIN/CT), it is paramount the elephant in the room is addressed: beyond line of sight (BLOS) RPA operations dependencies on civilian satellite communication (SATCOM).

  • MQ-9 Agile Combat Employment: A Big Step Closer to Reality

    The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron proved the MQ-9 Reaper’s Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) is ready as of July 8, 2021, enabling crews to divert to airfields without traditional launch and recovery infrastructure or personnel. This capability is a key enabler for MQ-9 Agile

  • For the Warfighter: Operational Test advances at NE21

    As Northern Edge 21 concludes, the 53rd Wing is returning home having achieved major test objectives for multiple weapons systems May 3-14, 2021. In addition to F-15EX deep end testing and B-52 long-range kill chain milestones for hypersonic weapons, the 53d Wing’s F-35s, MQ-9s, F-15Cs and F-15Es,

  • MQ-9 begins flying missions from Romania

    The 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing began flying the first active-duty operated U.S. Air Forces in Europe MQ-9 Reaper sorties in Romania via remote-split operations as of Feb. 1, 2021.

  • MQ-9 Aircrew reflect on partnership after milestone flight

    Some things are better in pairs – peanut butter and jelly, milk and cookies, or salt and pepper. There are many dynamic duos out there, but one could argue that no one is as effective at delivering persistent attack and reconnaissance as an MQ-9 Reaper pilot and sensor operator.

  • MQ-9 Program Office completes ATLC testing

    The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center’s MQ-9 Program Office achieved a pivotal milestone in the successful completion of testing for Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability. ATLC allows the Air Force’s MQ-9 fleet to takeoff and land with automated inputs from sensors onboard the platform,

  • Exercise Zia Sun

    The 354th Fighter Squadron from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; 9th Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Hood, Texas; 3rd ASOS, 7th ASOS, and 16th ASOS from Fort Bliss, Texas; 311th FS and 29th Attack Squadron from Holloman AFB, recently trained together in Exercise Zia Sun, at Centennial Range,

  • ABMS Onramp 2 sees second MQ-9 AIM-9X shot and other CMD tactics development

    From employing an AIM-9X from an MQ-9 to improving AGR-20 cruise missile defense tactics from the F-16, units across the 53d Wing played a critical role in the Advanced Battle Management System Onramp #2 from August 31 to September 3, 2020.  A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 556th Test

  • 89th ATKS: Under snow, providing overwatch

    It’s a snowy Thanksgiving Day in South Dakota, where families are recovering from holiday meals, while the 89th Attack Squadron, based out of Ellsworth Air Force Base, is preparing for a holiday weekend of snowdrifts and combat.

  • 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.

  • Eye in the sky: Prepping the MQ-9 Reaper

    Maintainers from the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 23, 2019.

  • Ninth AF commander reblues retired senior leaders at bi-annual forum

    Ninth Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Scott J. Zobrist hosted 15 retired general officers from around Ninth AF base communities during the 2019 Headquarters Ninth AF Senior Leader Forum March 19.The forum educated retired senior leaders on Air Force current events and issues through briefings,

  • Enlisted weapons school grad applies course fundamentals in Afghanistan

    One of the Air Force’s first Advanced Enlisted Mission Planning Course graduates is applying what he learned in the classroom to support combat operations in Afghanistan. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing intelligence flight chief at Bagram Airfield completed AEMPC, which is now known as the Advanced

  • 732nd OSS activates, sets RPA group up for success

    The 732nd Operations Support Squadron activated during an assumption of command ceremony at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 23, 2019.The new unit, dubbed the “Archers,” will provide the support required for the MQ-9 Reaper attack squadrons within the 732nd Operations Group to seamlessly execute

  • Creech Showcases RPA enterprise to AFCENT leadership

    Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Drinkard, AFCENT command chief, visited Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 16, 2019.Guastella and Drinkard visited different operational flying squadrons on base and the Persistent Attack and

  • MQ-9 Reaper featured in 2018 Air Force Marathon

    The MQ-9 Reaper was this year’s featured aircraft for the 22nd annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 13-15, 2018 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.MQ-9 aircrew, maintainers and intelligence Airmen traveled to the marathon with the aircraft in order to share its persistent attack and reconnaissance

  • Sun setting the MQ-1 Predator: Combat RPAs bring the future faster

    As the official retirement of the MQ-1 Predator approaches, many people reflect on the new and innovative capabilities it provided on the battlefield over its tenure. Its shift from an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to a multi-role platform, further shaped the outlook of

  • 49th MXG conducts Phase II exercise

    The 49th Maintenance Group educated more than 200 Airmen during its first phase II exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 22, 2018.

  • 432nd Wing: Any time, any place, any condition

    The Airmen assigned to the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pride themselves on staying mission ready and recently hosted their first weapons load competition dressed in full chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives gear in more than three years December 8, 2017, at Creech.Like

  • Raqqah liberated: Combat RPAs in the fight

    U.S. forces, coalition partners and Syrian Democratic Forces liberated Raqqah, Syria from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s control in early October. ISIS used the city as its capital for terrorist operations since January 2014. Combat remotely piloted aircraft such as the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9

  • Hawks Fly Solo

    The 6th Attack Squadron is the first formal training unit to implement solo flights for MQ-9 Reaper crews during initial training.

  • 386 AEW completes first flight of Block 5 MQ-9

    The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing successfully completed its first combat mission with the latest version of the MQ-9 Reaper in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, recently.The wing’s remotely piloted aircraft unit, the 46th Expeditionary Attack Squadron, transitioned its attack and reconnaissance

  • Upgraded MQ-9s continue to deploy downrange

    As MQ-1 Predators transition from the Air Force’s active-duty aircraft inventory, they are being replaced downrange by the newly upgraded “Block 5” MQ-9 Reapers. This enables combatant commanders’ uninterrupted persistent attack and reconnaissance capabilities. The recent upgrades include updated

  • Red Flag 17-3 integrates MQ-9 Reaper

    MQ-9 Reaper aircrews from the 732nd Operations Group stationed at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., participated in Red Flag 17-3 from July 10-28, 2017 at Nellis AFB, Nev.During this Red Flag, the MQ-9 crews aimed to prove the Reaper’s multi-role capabilities and train over new and evolving tactics.

  • Total Force wingmen enable MQ-1, MQ-9 mission

    In the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper community, active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen incorporate as a total force integration to provide 60 combat lines or 60 aircraft in the air, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. This team of aircrew, maintenance and other

  • MQ-9 Reapers add to arsenal with first GBU-38 drop

    Airmen from the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and the 26th Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., made history earlier this week, by employing the first GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition from an MQ-9 Reaper for training.

  • First combat MQ-1, MQ-9 wing celebrates 10 years at Creech

    The 432nd Wing celebrated their 10th anniversary at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., as a combat remotely piloted aircraft wing May 1, 2017. In attendance was Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, Col. Case Cunningham, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander and 400 Airmen of the

  • COMACC visits MQ-1, MQ-9 Airmen

    Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, visited the men and women of the 432nd Wing for the first time May 1-2, 2017, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. During his visit, Holmes received a first-hand look at MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper, remotely piloted aircraft operations and the mission

  • AF selects Shaw AFB as the preferred location to host a new RPA unit

    The Air Force has selected Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, as the preferred location to base a new MQ-9 Reaper group, including mission control elements.  Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; Moody AFB, Georgia; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; and Offutt AFB, Nebraska, were named as reasonable alternatives

  • Scoping it out: Shaw evaluated for Reaper mission

    Teams from Air Combat Command and Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, conducted a site survey here Dec. 13, to assess the base as a candidate for an MQ-9 Reaper mission.Shaw AFB, South Carolina, is one of four installations being evaluated for a wing-level mission, and one of five in the running for

  • The evolution of the combat RPA

    In the 1980s, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency added modern day technology to the decades old idea of using remotely piloted aircraft for reconnaissance purposes. Little did DARPA or the Air Force know how impactful this development would be. As a result the Air Force immediately

  • MQ-1, MQ-9 showcased at Aviation Nation

    Men and women from Creech Air Force Base showcased the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft during Aviation Nation Nov. 12-13, 2016, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Pilots, sensor operators, maintenance and intelligence career fields answered questions about the aircraft and

  • 386th AEW Marauders bring fight to enemy

    Since its activation in 2002, the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing has been pivotal in the battle against violent extremism. The wing’s primary focus is delivering decisive airpower throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in order to provide stability to the region, a job that

  • Airmen drive RPA innovation with 1st-ever electronic combat officer course

    In an effort to neutralize the enemy and their ability to impact combat operations, the 57th Wing and 26th Weapons Squadron, in conjunction with Airmen from the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, supported and created the U.S. Air Force’s first-ever MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper Remotely

  • Airmen drive RPA innovation with 1st-ever electronic combat officer course

    In an effort to neutralize the enemy and their ability to impact combat operations, the 57th Wing and 26th Weapons Squadron, in conjunction with Airmen from the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, supported and created the U.S. Air Force’s first-ever MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper Remotely

  • A look around Creech

    An Airman assigned to the 432nd Wing/ 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, runs during a 5k and 10 k race June 10, 2016.To help promote physical readiness, obstacle courses, races and unit workout sessions are organized on a regular basis at Creech. (U.S. Air Force photo by