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RPA pilots who have completed their initial active-duty service commitment from training starting in fiscal year 2016 will be eligible to receive an increased bonus, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced Aug. 10. This is part of a multi-pronged approach to increase RPA manning and incentivize RPA pilots. (AFPC courtesy photo)

RPA pilots set to receive $35,000 annual bonus

RPA pilots who have completed their initial active-duty service commitment from training starting in fiscal year 2016 will be eligible to receive an increased bonus, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced Aug. 10. This is part of a multi-pronged approach to increase RPA manning and incentivize RPA pilots. (AFPC courtesy photo)

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The Predator started as an RQ-1 in the late 1990s, providing only reconnaissance capabilities until the early 2000s, when it was equipped with two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and designated as a multirole asset.

Aircrew will fly the MQ-1 for the final time at Creech on March 9, 2018 before it is officially retired from the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by SMSgt Cecilio Ricardo)

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, Mrs. Joanna Doolittle Hoppes, granddaughter of General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, Col. Julian Cheater, commander of 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Lt. Gen. (Ret) Christopher Miller, President and Chair of the Air Force Historical Foundation and Chief Master Sgt. Jamie Auger, command chief of the 432nd WG/432nd AEW, pose during the presentation of the AFHF 2017 James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle Award at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Jan. 30, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Thompson)

Ms. Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, executive director of the Doolittle Foundation and granddaughter of Gen. James “Jimmy” Doolittle, and retired Lt. Gen. Christopher Miller, president of the Air Force Historical Foundation, present the General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle award to Col. Julian Cheater on behalf of the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Jan. 18, 2018, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. The General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle award is presented to units who display gallantry, determination, espirit de corps and superior management of joint operations in accomplishing its mission under difficult and hazardous conditions in multiple conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Thompson)

Ms. Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, executive director of the Doolittle Foundation and granddaughter of Gen. James “Jimmy” Doolittle, lifts the nose of an MQ-1 Predator off the ground Jan. 18, 2018, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Ms. Doolittle Hoppes toured the base with retired Lt. Gen. Christopher Miller, president of the Air Force Historical Foundation, before presenting the General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle award to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Clausen)

Ms. Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, executive director of the Doolittle Foundation and granddaughter of Gen. James “Jimmy” Doolittle, speaks to the men and women of the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Jan. 18, 2018, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Doolittle Hoppes and retired Lt. Gen. Christopher Miller, president of the Air Force Historical Foundation, presented the General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle award to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing for making a significant impact to Air Force history. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Clausen)

Ms. Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, executive director of the Doolittle Foundation and granddaughter of Gen. James “Jimmy” Doolittle, speaks to Maj. Matthew, 432nd Wing pilot, Jan. 18, 2018, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Ms. Doolittle Hoppes toured the base with retired Lt. Gen. Christopher Miller, president of the Air Force Historical Foundation, before presenting the General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle award to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Clausen)

Maj. Seth, 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, explains how his maintainers innovate to keep Remotely Piloted Aircraft in the fight to retired Lt. Gen. Christopher Miller, president of the Air Force Historical Foundation, Jan. 18, 2018. According to Miller, innovation was one of the reasons why the Air Force Historical Foundation selected the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing to receive the General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle award. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Clausen)

The Nellis and Creech Family Child Care office has expanded its childcare options to fill current childcare gaps for members assigned to the Remotely Piloted Aircraft mission at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Individuals seeking to start their own business or to help fellow military families can become in-home FCC providers The program aims to offset childcare costs while providing a wider range of coverage for RPA families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Clausen)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speaks to Col. Matthew, 432nd Maintenance Group commander, about the benefits of deploying MQ-9 Reapers in the fight against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria during his visit to Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 9, 2018. Goldfein visited with the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and 799th Air Base Group Airmen who deliver persistent attack and reconnaissance 24/7/365 against the nation’s enemies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Nadine Barclay)

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