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U.S. Air Force Maj. Angelo Tapalla, 196th Attack Squadron, California Air National Guard, grades members of the 15th Attack Squadron, Creech Air Force Base, Nev., during Reaper Smoke, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., April 23, 2025.
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Moreno Valley, California - U.S. Air Force Maj. Angelo Tapalla, 196th Attack Squadron, California Air National Guard, grades members of the 15th Attack Squadron, Creech Air Force Base, Nev., during Reaper Smoke, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., April 23, 2025. Reaper Smoke is an enterprise-wide competition for the MQ-9 Reaper where each of the 26 units are judged on crew utilization, time on target, tactics and key target identification during a 30-minute tactical scenario to mimic maritime surface warfare.


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