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348th Reconnaissance Squadron change of command ceremony

Lt. Col. Brendon Cieloha, right, accepts the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron guidon from Col. Anthony Bellione, 69th Recconnaissance Group commander, left, which symbolizes Cieloha’s assumption of command June 20, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Cieloha assumed command from previous commander, Lt. Col. Kendall Gillespie, right, who served as 348 RS commander for two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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348th Reconnaissance change of command ceremony

Lt. Col. Brandon Cieloha, 348th Reconnaissance Squadron commander, center, stands at attention between Col. Anthony Bellione, 69th Reconnaissance Group commander, left, and Lt. Col. Kendal Gillespie, 348 RS outgoing commander, following a change of command ceremony June 20, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Prior to becoming 348 RS commander, Cieloha was the 319th Air Base Wing chief of safety and director of staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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190511-F-LG031-0001

Heather Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force, met with Airmen after announcing the 319th Air Base Wing’s re-designation to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing May 11, 2019 at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The official re-designation ceremony is scheduled for June 28, 2019, the effective date of re-designation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elijiah Tiggs)
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190511-F-JG073-0006

Colonel Benjamin Spencer, 319th Air Base Wing commander, answered questions alongside Heather Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force and John Hoeven, U.S. Senator of North Dakota about the future of the RQ-4 Global Hawk mission during the announcement of the upcoming re-designation to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing May 11, 2019 at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The official re-designation ceremony is scheduled for June 28, 2019, the effective date of re-designation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Michael Reeves Jr.)
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190511-F-JG073-0005

Heather Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force, announced the 319th Air Base Wing’s upcoming re-designation to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing May 11, 2019 at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The re-designation, initiated by Commander Air Combat Command Gen. Mike Holmes, aligns Grand Forks AFB’s host wing and the 69th Reconnaissance Group. The 69 RG, which flies the high-altitude, remotely-piloted RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft, has been aligned under the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, California, since it initiated operations as a tenant at Grand Forks AFB in 2011. The official re-designation ceremony is scheduled for June 28, 2019, the effective date of re-designation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Michael Reeves Jr.)
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190511-F-JG073-0004

John Hoeven, U.S. Senator of North Dakota, spoke with Air Force leadership and Grand Forks community partners at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, prior to the announcement of the upcoming 319th Air Base Wing’s re-designation to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing May 11, 2019. The official re-designation ceremony is scheduled for June 28, 2019, the effective date of re-designation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Michael Reeves Jr.)
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Congressman Kelly Armstrong meets the Grand Forks AFB mission

Congressman Kelly Armstrong learns more about the assembly of an RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft, to include its Rolls Royce engine, February 21, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Armstrong’s visit to Grand Forks AFB also included a trip to the 319th Communications Squadron’s High Frequency Global Communication System and the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron’s Global Hawk Operations Center, both of which are year-round 24-hour missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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Congressman Kelly Armstrong meets the Grand Forks AFB mission

Congressman Kelly Armstrong learns more about the assembly of an RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft, to include its Rolls Royce engine, February 21, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Armstrong’s visit to Grand Forks AFB also included a trip to the 319th Communications Squadron’s High Frequency Global Communication System and the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron’s Global Hawk Operations Center, both of which are year-round 24-hour missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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Congressman Kelly Armstrong meets the Grand Forks AFB mission

Congressman Kelly Armstrong learns more about the assembly of an RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft, to include its Rolls Royce engine, February 21, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Armstrong’s visit to Grand Forks AFB also included a trip to the 319th Communications Squadron’s High Frequency Global Communication System and the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron’s Global Hawk Operations Center, both of which are year-round 24-hour missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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Congressman Kelly Armstrong meets the Grand Forks AFB mission

Congressman Kelly Armstrong learns more about the assembly of an RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft, to include its Rolls Royce engine, February 21, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Armstrong’s visit to Grand Forks AFB also included a trip to the 319th Communications Squadron’s High Frequency Global Communication System and the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron’s Global Hawk Operations Center, both of which are year-round 24-hour missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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RQ-4 Global Hawk operates eyes in the sky

An RQ-4 Global Hawk is towed during flight recovery at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2015. Several of these unmanned aircraft will operate out of Misawa until December 2015, and will provide a broad spectrum of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance collection capabilities in support of joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and crisis operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo/Released)
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Global Hawk

The Quadrennial Defense Review is aimed at giving guidance to Air Force and Defense Department, leaders on the transformation of the total force to better meet the nations warfighting objectives. One such point is the significant increase in unmanned aerial systems like the Global Hawk above.
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