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Japan-US partnership strengthens allied ISR mission
Japan National Defense Academy cadets and members of the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron from Andersen Air Base, Guam, pose for a group photo in front of a U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft July 26 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Japan recently purchased several Global Hawks under a foreign military sales program. (Courtesy photo)
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Japan-US partnership strengthens allied ISR mission
Hideaki Hirano, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force interpreter, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Cory Turner, 9th Reconnaissance Squadron director of operations, speak to Japan National Defense Academy cadets next to a U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted surveillance aircraft July 26, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. During the tour, cadets learned about the Global Hawk aircraft and several other American aircraft. (Courtesy photo)
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Japan-US partnership strengthens allied ISR mission
Members of Japan’s Air Defense Command A3/5, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jesse Friedel (right), 5th Air Force commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Wright (center), 4th Reconnaissance Squadron commander, stand in front of a U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted surveillance aircraft July 22, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Japanese and American military leaders met to build a path to future allied success. (Courtesy photo)
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An RQ-4 Global Hawk sits static at Beale Air Force Base, California, Oct. 5, 2018. The RQ-4 is a long-endurance, high-altitude remotely piloted aircraft that provides all-weather reconnaissance capabilities. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ramon A. Adelan)
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An EQ-4 Block-20 Global Hawk is parked outside a hangar on Grand Forks Air Force Base after concluding its final flight and landing, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on July 29, 2021. The Block 20 unmanned aircraft was the Global Hawk variant that utilized the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node and was recently retired from use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack LeGrand)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission
Airman 1st Class Bryant Vides-Perlera, crew chief assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, moves a wheeled fire extinguisher after an RQ-4 Global Hawk preflight maintenance check on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. Crew chief responsibilities include assisting with the launch and recovery of an aircraft, diagnosing and solving maintenance issues, and performing pre-, thru- and post flight inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission
Airman 1st Class Trenton Binkley, crew chief assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, places chocks beneath an RQ-4 Global Hawk on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. The aircraft, with a wingspan of 130.9 feet and weighing just under 15,000 pounds, performs Grand Forks AFB’s primary mission of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission
Airman Joseph Ebright, a crew chief assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands behind an RQ-4 Global Hawk during a weight check on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. The aircraft is weighed before and after it is refueled as part of regular preflight maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission
Senior Airman Esther Kim, left, Staff Sgt. Austin Taylor, center, and Airman Raymond Harrison, assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as avionics specialists, work together to perform electrical preflight checks on an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. Avionics specialists work alongside crew chiefs with the 319 AMXS to refuel a Global Hawk and perform regular maintenance prior to every flight the aircraft makes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission
Crew chiefs assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform an intake and exhaust inspection on an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. Crew chiefs are certified annually on their ability to perform certain tasks, to include towing the aircraft, running the engine and performing intake and exhaust inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission
Staff Sgt. Austin Taylor, left, and Senior Airman Esther Kim, assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as avionics specialists, prepare to perform preflight checks on an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. The computers are used to enter flight codes for the unmanned aircraft, which relies on the uploaded information and remote pilots for a successful flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission
Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work together to perform regular preflight maintenance for an RQ-4 Global Hawk on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an integrated sensor suite that provides global all-weather, day or night intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission
An RQ-4 Global Hawk awaits preflight maintenance on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020, The 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron works around the clock to support the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission at the 319th Reconnaissance Wing, ensuring the RQ-4 is in the sky when needed to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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25 AF command chief visits Grand Forks AFB
Chief Master Sgt. Summer Leifer, 25th Air Force command chief, right, talks to members of the 69th Reconnaissance Group and 69th Maintenance Squadron following a brief they delivered to her June 5, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The brief provided to Leifer was about the operations and capabilities of the RQ-4 Global Hawk, which is Grand Forks AFB’s primary mission. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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25 AF command chief visits Grand Forks AFB
Chief Master Sgt. Summer Leifer, 25th Air Force command chief, listens to Senior Airman Matthew Mills, 319th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, during a tour of the base air traffic control tower June 5, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Leifer’s visit to Grand Forks AFB included a tour of the 319th Communications Squadron High Frequency Global Communications System, 319th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control tower and 69th Reconnaissance Group static display of an RQ-4 Global Hawk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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25 AF command chief visits Grand Forks AFB
Chief Master Sgt. Summer Leifer, 25th Air Force command chief, right, coins Master Sgt. Nicole Hall, 319 OSS air traffic control senior watch supervisor, June 5, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Leifer coined Hall for her quick reaction following a power outage experienced in the tower months prior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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25 AF command chief visits Grand Forks AFB
Chief Master Sgt. Summer Leifer, 25th Air Force command chief, right, receives a brief from Senior Airman Cyrus Argo, 69th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, about his role in RQ-4 Global Hawk operations June 5, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Cyrus briefed alongside a sensor operator, pilot and avionics specialist to provide Leifer a complete breakdown of Grand Forks AFB’s part in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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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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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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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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