Air Force reactivates Reaper drone squadron at Nevada base

Air Force reactivates Reaper drone squadron at Nevada base

The Air Force has reactivated a squadron in Nevada that flies the MQ-9 Reaper, the unmanned, heavily armed drone that is entering its third decade of flying.  The 42nd Attack Squadron at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, was the first unit in the Air Force to fly the Reaper, beginning in 2006, clocking over 180,000 combat hours over Afghanistan across 13 years before going “dormant” in 2020. But with its reactivation, the 42nd ‘s drones will have a…