Fear the Reaper
An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flight line as remotely piloted aircraft crews wait for the fog to clear during Combat Hammer Nov. 6 at Duke Field, Fla. Air National Guard units brought two MQ-9s and a complete launch and recovery system. ANG operators planned and executed missions with active duty units for the four-day live-drop evaluation. This was the first multi-unit weapons systems evaluation program for the ANG units and their maintainers. The 86 th Fighter Weapons Squadron’s Combat Hammer is a weapons system evaluation program for air-to-ground munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)