Grand Forks community celebrates 15 years of the RQ-4 mission at Grand Forks AFB

Attendees of the RQ-4 15 year anniversary ceremony sign a commemoration plaque at Grand Forks County’s GrandSKY business park on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 20. 2026. The first RQ-4 Global Hawk arrived at Grand Forks AFB May 26, 2011, and was assigned to the 69th Reconnaissance Group, a geographically separated unit of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks
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NIKON Z 6_2

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NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

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11

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1/250

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400

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