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Aviation Week: 427th Reconnaissance Squadron is operating the RQ-180

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Aviation Week has a new extensive update on the status of the secretive RQ-180 unmanned aerial vehicle. The publication believes that the aircraft is now operational with the 427th Reconnaissance Squadron.

Col. Spencer Thomas, vice commander of Beale Air Force Base, left, and Lt. Col. Jason Bialon, 427th Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Operations Group commander, right, use ceremonial scissors to cut a ribbon during the opening of the Common Mission Control Center at Beale Air Force Base, California, April 23, 2019. CMCC provides crews with the most comprehensive situational understanding of highly contested areas of operations (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)

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NFO formerly assigned to VP-5 arrested for trying to smuggle military-style boats to China

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A naval flight officer formerly assigned to VP-5 and his wife have been arrested in the United States for trying to smuggle military-style boats to China.

180301-N-CL765-013 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Mar. 1, 2018) Lt. Fan Yang, left, a tactical coordinator assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, demonstrates the systems onboard a P-8A Poseidon aircraft to members of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. The ‘Mad Foxes’ of VP 5, detached from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67 to CTF 57, are supporting missions in U.S. 5th Fleet to demonstrate cross-combatant command interoperability, deter potential adversaries and to provide large-scale intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance collection. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jakoeb Vandahlen/Released)

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