MQ-9 Reaper arrives for redesignation ceremony

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 25th Attack Wing sits on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 16, 2025. The 25th ATKW is the U.S. Air Force’s only conventional MQ-9 Wing and provides capabilities such as combat search and rescue, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, strike coordination and air interdiction in six combatant command areas of responsibility 24/7, 365 days of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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MQ-9 Reaper arrives for redesignation ceremony

A U.S. Air Force F -16 Fighting Falcon and MQ-9 Reaper sit on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 16, 2025. The MQ-9 flew to Shaw AFB for the 25th Attack Wing’s redesignation ceremony, previously the 25th Attack Group, and parked next to an F-16 to represent the two Wings now operating at Shaw AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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MQ-9 Reaper arrives for redesignation ceremony

Published Jan. 12, 2026
By Senior Airman Kylie Barrow
25th Attack Wing Public Affairs

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 25th Attack Wing sits on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 16, 2025. The 25th ATKW is the U.S. Air Force’s only conventional MQ-9 Wing and provides capabilities such as combat search and rescue, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, strike coordination and air interdiction in six combatant command areas of responsibility 24/7, 365 days of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)