174th Attack Wing hosts annual Reaper Smoke MQ-9 exercise

Two United States Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft operators from the 103rd Observation Squadron, 11th Attack Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, fly a simulated mission during exercise Reaper Smoke 2023 at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, NY, Sep. 21. During the event more than 45 MQ-9 Reaper crews from across all three components of the U.S. Air Force put their skills to the test to see who among them was the “best of the best.” (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Alexander Rector)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Alexander Rector
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