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An MQ-9B SkyGuardian taxis on the Grand Sky Air Park flight line July 10, 2018, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The SkyGuardian made the first trans-Atlantic flight in avionics history for a high-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elora J. Martinez)


Grand Forks AFB enables historic trans-Atlantic flight

An MQ-9B SkyGuardian taxis on the Grand Sky Air Park flight line July 10, 2018, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The SkyGuardian made the first trans-Atlantic flight in avionics history for a high-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elora J. Martinez)

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An MQ-9B SkyGuardian glides beneath the clouds July 10, 2018, over Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Northrop Grumman Corporation, both tenants of Grand Forks AFB’s enhanced-use lease, launched the SkyGuardian with support of the 319th Operations Support Squadron. The SkyGuardian’s flight is the first trans-Atlantic flight for a high-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elora J. Martinez)
Eric Johnson, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems program manager, thanks a crowd of community leaders and guests in attendance at the launch of an MQ-9B SkyGuardian from Grand Sky Air Park July 10, 2018, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The launch marks the first trans-Atlantic flight for a high-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elora J. Martinez)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)