An MQ-9 Reaper equipped with Gorgon Stare from the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron takes off at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2015. The capability combines real-time situational awareness for strike coordination and reconnaissance, or cross-cueing other sensors, with persistent video recording for forensic analysis and pattern-of-life study.

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Keywords: 455th, 62nd, aew, afghanistan, airfield, er, expeditionary, extended, freedom, kandahar, mq-9, range, reaper, reconnaissance, sentinel, squadron