Ali Night Watch
ALI BASE, Iraq -- An MQ-1B Predator, assigned to Detachment 1, 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, goes through post-flight maintenance Aug. 11, 2008. Through the use of advanced capabilities, focused doctrine and detailed training, the Predator provides integrated and synchronized close-air combat operations, to include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)