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May 9, 2016
Air Force, Navy team up for joint RPA maritime integration training

The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy participated in the annual Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint (FST-J) 16-72, a joint maritime training exercise April 25-29, 2016, at Point Loma Naval Station, San Diego, and Yokosuka, Japan.
April 12, 2016
AF releases criteria for basing new RPA units

The Air Force released basing criteria April 12 that will be used to select candidate bases for a potential new MQ-9 Reaper wing with units at up to two locations.
April 11, 2016
Air Force approves RPA initiatives

The Air Force recently approved two initiatives for the remotely piloted aircraft career field. First, eight RPA reconnaissance squadrons will be redesignated as attack squadrons. Second, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III authorized RPA aircrews to log combat time when flying an
March 28, 2016
RPA Airmen aim for excellence in annual load crew competition

Airmen assigned to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, work around the clock to bring support to the remotely piloted aircraft enterprise. Supplying the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper with munitions is just one way the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons
March 21, 2016
Piecing the puzzle together, RPAs provide crucial CAP capabilities: Flying the mission

The aircraft is ready to fly, the ground control stations (GCS) are up and running, and the crews have been briefed. Now it’s time to fly the remotely piloted aircraft. The pilot, sensor operator, and mission intelligence coordinator (MIC) step into the GCS to prepare for flight, but they’re not

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Air Force, Navy team up for joint RPA maritime integration training

AF releases criteria for basing new RPA units

Air Force approves RPA initiatives

RPA Airmen aim for excellence in annual load crew competition

Piecing the puzzle together, RPAs provide crucial CAP capabilities: Flying the mission