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Feb. 21, 2025
Refining ACE concepts; 432d AMXS conducts Bamboo Eagle training exercise

To hone in on Creech Air Force Base’s ability to practice Agile Combat Employment, the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dispatched a small team to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California to replicate a deployed contingency location alongside multiple MQ-9 Reapers.
Sept. 1, 2022
Creech AFB legacy: Gen Wilbur Creech

Three years ago, on 17 July 2019, the 432d Wing/432d Air Expeditionary Wing was granted installation command authority, officially becoming its own installation, separate from Nellis Air Force Base.
April 25, 2022
CANDIDLY CREECH: A sit-down discussion with Brig. Gen. Stewart Hammonds on the future of the Air Force’s RPA mission

It’s not every day a community of Airmen working with a specific airframe like the MQ-9 can hear from its top general officer in the Air Force, and at one location in time like Creech.
April 21, 2022
‘Thank you for smoking’: Creech Hunters host REAPER SMOKE 2022 exercise, crowning ‘best of the best’ MQ-9 aircrew

Nearly 45 MQ-9 Reaper crews from across the United States entered the base’s flight simulators April 6-7 here. And only one crew emerged on top.
Feb. 3, 2022
Paradigm Shift: A Year in Review

Moments of transitions are often noted with a mixture of pain, joy, and anticipation, and the Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) community seems to have found itself at such a point in the last few months.
Sept. 14, 2021
Exercise ACE Reaper debuts in Hawaii

Airmen and Marines from across the country joined together for the first Agile Combat Employment Reaper exercise which kicked off Sept. 8 and is expected to run through Oct. 8, 2021. This exercise is one of the very few times the MQ-9 Reapers have flown in the Pacific.Approximately 60 service
July 14, 2021
MQ-9 Agile Combat Employment: A Big Step Closer to Reality

The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron proved the MQ-9 Reaper’s Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) is ready as of July 8, 2021, enabling crews to divert to airfields without traditional launch and recovery infrastructure or personnel. This capability is a key enabler for MQ-9 Agile
March 22, 2021
556th TES successfully launch, land first Creech AFB ATLC test

The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron recently completed the first Air Combat Command test of the Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) for the MQ-9 Reaper at Creech AFB, Feb. 26, 2021.
Feb. 16, 2021
MQ-9 begins flying missions from Romania

The 25th Attack Group began flying the first active-duty operated U.S. Air Forces in Europe MQ-9 Reaper sorties in Romania via remote-split operations as of Feb. 1, 2021.
Feb. 5, 2021
31st OG leadership visits Campia Turzii

U.S. Air Force leaders visited Campia Turzii for a base facilities and mission familiarization tour.