Seeing red

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- An MQ-9 Reaper waits out a haboob beneath a shelter here Sept. 8. Haboobs are sandstorms that result from the collapse of thunderstorm cells. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

A-10C V-STAR

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- David Senter, 46th Seek Eagle equipment specialist, places reflective dots on the A-10C Thunderbolt II frame which will later be photographed using a handheld camera. Using V-STAR, or Virtual Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, technology, the system will generate a three-dimentional image of the aircraft. This will help engineers outfit the A-10 for smart weapons. This is the first time the A-10 has been digitally recorded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

F-15E Training Mission

An F-15E from the 40th Flight Squadron at Eglin flies over Destin during a training mission.

F-15E Training Mission

An F-15E from the 40th Flight Squadron at Eglin flies over Destin during a training mission.

NTC o8-o6

An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to land as part of the training that integrated a variety of joint assets during NTC rotation 08-06 at Ft. Irwin, Calif. (Photo by Casey Bain)

MQ-9 Reaper drops first GPS-guided weapon

The first live release of a Global Positioning System guided bomb unit-49 weapon from an MQ-9 Reaper took place May 13 at the Naval Air Warfare Center's Weapons Division at China Lake, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)