The Air Force Is Testing Ways to Use the MQ-9 Drone in Island-Hopping Missions
Senior Airman Laura Riggs, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, marshals a MQ-9 Reaper to park during Exercise Agile Reaper, April 16, 2021, on Point Mugu Naval Air Station, California. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Kristin Weathersby)
28 Apr 2021
The U.S. Air Force s principal hunter-killer drone, used for counterterrorism operations for more than a decade, is expanding its sea legs.
The service is finishing up another Agile Reaper exercise with the Navy and Marine Corps this week, during which it has tested how quickly airmen can launch, recover and rearm the MQ-9 Reaper for its next mission, according to officials from the 49th Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
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Military officials are investigating the accident, it adds. No additional details about the incident were immediately released.
Ikei Island is a popular swimming, jet skiing and camping spot east of central Okinawa. It s accessible by bridge and features a white sand beach and clear waters, but sections of the Ikei Island chain are listed among the most dangerous water spots in Okinawa.
This is the second fatal surfing accident involving Marines in about seven months.
In August, 1st Lt. Clark Perkins, a 25-year-old student pilot with Marine Aviation Training Support Group-22, was on liberty when a wave pushed him into the rocks while he was surfing in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was rushed to Corpus Christi Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.