Posted on Aug 6, 2022
Air Force, Marines Train To Make MQ-9 Reaper Expeditionary - FLYING Magazine
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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.
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.
Air Force, Marines Train To Make MQ-9 Reaper Expeditionary - FLYING Magazine
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Marines had leased two Reapers from General Atomics ASI since 2018 under the COCO agreement, and they were transferred to the service in October. During the span of the lease agreement, the UAVs racked up more than 12,000 flight hours, General Atomics said."...
..."Marines had leased two Reapers from General Atomics ASI since 2018 under the COCO agreement, and they were transferred to the service in October. During the span of the lease agreement, the UAVs racked up more than 12,000 flight hours, General Atomics said."...
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