Shaw AFB prepares to fly first Reapers in next few months

By Rachel Cohen / January 19, 2018 at 1:36 PM
Shaw Air Force Base, SC, expects to fly its first MQ-9 combat line by early spring, and officials there told Inside the Air Force this week they hope service leadership will continue their commitment to sustained funding and flexible planning as the new Reaper control group stands up. Reaper jobs are opening up at two new bases as part of the Culture and Process Improvement Program launched by Air Combat Command in 2015 to address resilience and retention in the...

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