A Predator among us
TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- A Predator from the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron here lands Jan. 20. The Predator is a remotely piloted vehicle that provides real-time surveillance imagery supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Camera ready
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Chris Korenaga checks the camera system of an RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle. The Predator conducts aerial reconnaissance and patrols around the base's perimeter...
Predator maintenance
Master Sgt. Fred Roberts, an instructor with Field Training Detachment 26 of the California Air National Guard's 163rd Maintenance Group, uses a maintenance interface station Oct. 15 to check an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Airmen with Det. 26 train active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard personnel on Predator maintenance operations.
Predators keep vigilant eye on Iraq
Royal Air Force officer Maj. Kevin Gambold monitors and pilots an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle following a mission Jan. 10 at Ali Base, Iraq...
Training for unmanned aircraft systems (2)
Airman 1st Class Caleb Force assists 1st Lt. Jorden Smith in locating simulated targets during an MQ-1 Predator training mission April 22 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Airman Force is a Predator sensor operator and Lieutenant Smith is a Predator pilot.
Training for unmanned aircraft systems
1st Lt. Jorden Smith operates an MQ-1 Predator during a training mission April 22 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Lieutenant Smith is a Predator pilot with the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron.
MQ-1 Predator
Air Force officials are seeking volunteers for future training classes to produce operators of the MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft.
Predators protect troops
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Tyler Farley controls the virtually undetectable RQ/MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle's cameras from his seat on the ground. Airman Farley is a sensor operator.
Pilot und Sensor Operator einer MQ-1 Predator Drohne bei der Arbeit
Capt. Richard Koll, left, and Airman 1st Class Mike Eulo perform function checks after launching an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle Aug. 7 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Captain Koll, the pilot, and Airman Eulo, the sensor operator, will handle the Predator in a radius of approximately 25 miles around the base before handing it off to personnel stationed in the United States to continue its mission.
Predators deliver data, firepower in Iraq
Airman 1st Class Kyle Bridges sits in the sensor operator's chair at an RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ground control station at Balad Air Base, Iraq.