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Keeping the Reaper Ready

Airmen conduct basic preflight and postflight inspections on an MQ-9 Reaper aircraft during Northern Viking at Keflavík Air Base, Iceland, Aug. 28, 2026. The exercise was designed to prepare forces to respond decisively in an increasingly contested North Atlantic and Arctic security environment.

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