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MQ-9 Reaper drone flies over California.

163d Attack Wing Converts Reapers into Hunter-Killers of Wildfire

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft assigned to the California Air National Guard's 163rd Attack Wing soars on a training flight to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Sept. 15, 2016. The wing now is flying MQ-9s in support of civil authorities battling deadly wildfires in Northern California. California Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Neil Ballecer

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