An RQ-4 Global Hawk, assigned to the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron, is followed by two RQ-4 pilots who are fulfilling the role of hawkeye during Red Flag Alaska 18-3, Aug. 16, 2018, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The RQ-4 is being remotely operated by pilots at Beale Air Force Base, California. Due to the unmanned nature of the RQ-4 the pilots fulfilling the role of hawkeye serve as the eyes and ears for the jet and relay information to the pilots at Beale. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)

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