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    Knight Patrol [Image 1 of 6]

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    Two military personnel in tan/khaki flight suits are seated at workstations inside what appears to be a ground control station or operations room with green walls. The foreground operator is wearing headphones and speaking into a handheld microphone, while the background operator is working at a keyboard while also wearing headphones. The environment suggests a UAV ground control station or similar military communications/operations facility.

    ALI BASE, IRAQ

    09.03.2008

    Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Griffin 

    United States Air Forces Central           

    Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes and Senior Airman Claudio Vela Jr., Detachment 1 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Attack Squadron, prepare to land an MQ-1B Predator unmanned aircraft Sept. 3, 2008 from the control room. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft. Its mission here is to interdict and conduct armed reconnaissance against critical and perishable targets in support of the global war on terrorism. Barnes and Vela are deployed from Creech Air Force Base, Nev.

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    Date Taken: 09.03.2008
    Date Posted: 09.06.2008 03:03
    Photo ID: 113498
    VIRIN: 080903-F-3646G-112
    Resolution: 2784x1848
    Size: 1.4 MB
    Location: ALI BASE, IQ
    Web Views: 118
    Downloads: 20

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    Two military personnel in tan/khaki flight suits are seated at workstations inside what appears to be a ground control station or operations room with green walls. The foreground operator is wearing headphones and speaking into a handheld microphone, while the background operator is working at a keyboard while also wearing headphones. The environment suggests a UAV ground control station or similar military communications/operations facility.
    A nighttime airfield scene showing what appears to be a military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), likely an MQ-1 Predator or MQ-9 Reaper, on a tarmac with active navigation lights illuminated. A silhouetted ground crew member is visible walking nearby, suggesting pre-flight or post-flight ground operations. The scene is lit primarily by the aircraft's red beacon light and a green ground light, creating a dark, low-visibility environment.
    A technician in tan/khaki uniform is kneeling on a tarmac at night, using a flashlight or inspection tool to examine the underside of an aircraft near a red-marked component. The scene is illuminated primarily by the worker's light source against a dark background with distant airfield lights visible on the horizon. The image captures a nighttime aircraft maintenance or pre-flight inspection operation.
    A man sits on a folding chair at night on what appears to be a military airfield tarmac, working on a laptop computer. Behind him, a fixed-wing aircraft (likely a drone or small military aircraft) is visible on the flight line, illuminated by portable lighting. The scene suggests nighttime maintenance, mission planning, or data operations at a forward operating base.
    A nighttime ground maintenance operation on what appears to be an MQ-9 Reaper or similar unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a tarmac. A technician in tan/desert-colored clothing is working near the nose of the aircraft, which is emitting a blue light. Additional personnel are visible in the background using a laptop computer.
    A nighttime ground crew operation on a military flight line showing maintenance personnel working on what appears to be an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The aircraft is armed with munitions visible under both wings, and crew members in desert camouflage uniforms are performing pre-flight or post-flight servicing. Large black hoses and yellow ground support equipment are visible in the foreground.

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