New York Air National Guard trains drone pilots
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
An MQ-9 Reaper takes off at Wheeler-Sack Army Air Field in Fort Drum New York, Feb. 14. The MQ-9 is from the 174th Fighter Wing who launches and recovers the air craft at WSAAF. Photo by Tech. Sgt Ricky Best
The MQ-9 Reaper flight training school at Hancock Field Air National Guard base has graduated its first series of active duty Air Force MQ-9 operators since the program was established in November 2011.
Ten active duty Air Force pilots and ten sensor operators have completed the program at the MQ-9 Formal Training Unit run by the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Fighter Wing from February through May 2012.
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