Total Force teamwork lands MQ-9 Reaper for first time at Shaw
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marco Almanza, left, and Senior Airman Brendan Wu, 163rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron remotely piloted aircraft crew chiefs, assigned to the California Air National Guard at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), Calif., perform post-flight maintenance after checking Portable Aircraft Control Station (PACS) codes on an MQ-9 Reaper assigned to March ARB at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 14, 2024. The MQ-9 landed at Shaw AFB for the first time while being flown by 25th Attack Group pilots (ATKG). The new Satellite Launch and Recovery capability and Portable Aircraft Control Station enables the 25th ATKG to maximize mission support with minimal resources, enabling them to complete missions in line with the Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyrii Richardson)