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An RQ-Block 40 Global Hawk operated by the 69th Reconnaissance Group takes off from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 19, 2013.The historic flight marked the first time the Block 40 deployed to war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez) (This image was cropped to focus on the subject)


RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk deploys to war for the first time

An RQ-Block 40 Global Hawk operated by the 69th Reconnaissance Group takes off from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 19, 2013.The historic flight marked the first time the Block 40 deployed to war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez) (This image was cropped to focus on the subject)

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Airmen from the 69th Maintenance Squadron hook up an RQ-4 Global Hawk to the truck that will tow it back to the hangar July 28, 2015, on Grand Forks Air Force Base; N.D. The aircraft was being used as part of the Red Flag 15-3 exercise. Grand Forks AFB flew several flights as part of the exercise that involved many different agencies and bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Sparks/released)
Senior Airman Steven Hayes, left, 69th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Capt. Joshua, center, 348th Reconnaissance Squadron DOC, and Capt. Manuel, right, 348th Reconnaissance Squadron standards and evaluations liaison officer, perform a pre-flight check July 28, 2015 at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Grand Forks AFB was one of several agencies involved in Red Flag 15-3. Red Flag is a three-week training exercise used to prepare Airmen for combat in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Sparks/released)
Capt. Manuel, left, 348th Reconnaissance Squadron standards and evaluations liaison officer, and Capt. Joshua, center, 348th Reconnaissance Squadron DOC, perform a flightline check July 28, 2015, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. They were preparing for a flight during the Red Flag 15-3 training exercise. Red Flag is a three-week training exercise used to prepare Airmen for combat in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Sparks/released)
An RQ-4 Global Hawk is prepared for a flight July 28, 2015, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Grand Forks AFB was one of several agencies involved in Red Flag 15-3. Red Flag is a three-week training exercise used to prepare Airmen for combat in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Sparks/released)
An RQ-4 Global Hawk sits on the flightline July 28, 2015, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The Global Hawk was awaiting a flight for the Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The exercise provided realistic warfighting training for air, space and cyberspace operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Sparks/released)
Airmen and Air Force civilian contractors from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., refuel a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 176th Wing, a unit of the Alaska Air National Guard, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on the base flightline Sept. 16, 2014. The C-17 transported more than two dozen Marines from Afghanistan to South Carolina. The return flight of this C-17 was seen as a joint endeavor between Airmen from the Alaska Air National Guard and active-duty Airmen from Grand Forks AFB designed to help Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 to get home after concluding operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
U.S. Marines stretch their legs after the C-17 Globemaster III giving them a lift to their home base of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., makes a pit stop at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 16, 2014. The C-17 transported more than two dozen Marines from Afghanistan to South Carolina. The aircraft is assigned to the 176th Wing, a unit of the Alaska Air National Guard, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
A C-17 Globemaster III from Elmendorf, Alaska, taxis next to an F-18 from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. on Sept. 16, 2014. The C-17 helped transport members from the VMFA-122, who were on a return trip home to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. The Marines completed their tour in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)
A group of Airmen from the 69th Reconnaissance Group watch as the last RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk to be delivered to the Air Force taxis down the runway on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 10, 2014. The Global Hawk has recently deployed to its third combatant command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Bonnie Grantham)
The last RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk expected to be delivered to the Air Force touches down at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 10, 2014. The Block 40 has flown more than 100 combat support missions since it was added to the Air Force stable of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Bonnie Grantham)
An RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 40 sits inside a hangar at at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 18, 2014. The 412th Test Wing's Global Vigilance Combined Test Force received a Global Hawk Block 40 Aug. 6, on loan from Air Combat Command.The aircraft, from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., is joining the Block 20 and 40 aircraft at Edwards AFB to offer an additional platform for configuration-constrained testing, allowing the test force to balance their schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennifer Romo)
An MQ-1 Predator sits still after being moved into position on the flightline at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on Aug. 20, 2014. The Predator operated by the Happy Hooligans from the 119th Wing, Detachment 1 at Grand Forks AFB, was one of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles used during the first ever Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airspace Integration Test in the U.S. Aug. 4-22, 2014, at Grand Forks AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David Lipp)