Air Force, Marines Train To Make MQ-9 Reaper Expeditionary - FLYING Magazine

U.S. Marines recently topped off the fuel of a California Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper on a Southern California airfield during a joint training exercise, marking a significant milestone.

Airmen from the 163rd Attack Wing joined Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764 in late July for the Integrated Training Exercise 4-22 held at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, California.

As the Air Force Reaper took on the fuel delivered on the ground by a Marine MV-22 Osprey, the fuel stop became the first time an MQ-9 UAV received fuel from a joint platform. It was also only the second time a MQ-9 had received fuel from another aircraft.