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Commander of the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Attack Squadron Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes performs a pre-flight inspection of an MQ-1B Predator unmanned aircraft at Ali Base, Iraq, on Sept. 3, 2008. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft.

Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes performs a pre-flight inspection.

Commander of the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Attack Squadron Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes performs a pre-flight inspection of an MQ-1B Predator unmanned aircraft at Ali Base, Iraq, on Sept. 3, 2008. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft.

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