MQ-9 Reaper mission during Northern Strike 21

Credit: Staff Sgt. Valentina Viglianco | Date Taken: 08/11/2021
The 214th Attack Group, Launch and Recovery Section, from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, was one of many units that participated in Northern Strike (NS) 21 to support the MQ-9 Reaper training mission at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, from July 31 to Aug. 14, 2021. NS is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise that is a tailored readiness producer that has brought together 5,100 participants from various states and countries at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. The event is an opportunity to build interoperability with other units and multinational partners while training in realistic multi-domain environments. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Valentina Viglianco)