Predators, Reapers break flying record

The 29th Attack Squadron, 9th Attack Squadron, and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron set a non-combat record Oct. 2, by flying six MQ-9 Reapers and four MQ-1 Predators simultaneously during a training mission at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.

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VMFAT-501 conducts first aerial refueling

Four F-35Bs from VMFAT-501 conducted the first air-to-air refuel of an operational aircraft on Oct. 2 over Florida.


Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones

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