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A U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft pilot assigned to the 12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron checks the view on a MQ-9 sensor before takeoff at Chabelley Airfield, March 19, 2021. RPA pilots provide close air support, intelligence gathering and can conduct strategic airstrikes for mission partners at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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A monitor displays checklist information prior to its completion by a remotely piloted aircraft pilot and sensor operator at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, March 19, 2021. RPA pilots and sensor operators play a crucial role in providing intelligence and surveillance, close air support and real-time battle assessments ensuring mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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A U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft pilot assigned to the 12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron, performs a pre-flight inspection on a MQ-9 unmanned aviation aircraft at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, March 19, 2021. The 12th ESOS provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance across the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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A U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft pilot assigned to the 12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron inspects the sensor on a MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft at Chabelley Airfield, Mar. 19, 2021. RPA’s enable nonstop surveillance on their area of responsibility, delivering crucial information on enemy movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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A U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft pilot assigned to the 12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron, checks the rotors of a MQ-9 unmanned aviation aircraft at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, March 19, 2021. The 12th ESOS provides “eyes in the sky” to U.S. Africa Command’s key mission partners, delivering vital intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance on enemy movement in the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force phot by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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A U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft sensor operator rests his hand on the sensor control at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, March 19, 2021. RPA sensor operators provide capabilities like surveillance, reconnaissance, close air support and real-time battle damage assessment, playing a vital role in ensuring mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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A U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft sensor operator assigned to the 12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron monitors a screen at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, March 19, 2021. Providing our forces with the intelligence needed, sensor operators play an integral role in helping forces know what actions to take during each sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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12 ESOS provides eyes in the sky

Published March 26, 2021
By Staff Sergeant Matthew Wisher
12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron

CHABELLEY AIRFIELD, Djibouti -- A U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft pilot assigned to the 12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron checks the view on a MQ-9 sensor before takeoff at Chabelley Airfield, March 19, 2021. RPA pilots provide close air support, intelligence gathering and can conduct strategic airstrikes for mission partners at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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