B-roll: MQ-9 readied for Dixie Fire mapping mission

Credit: Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman | Date Taken: 08/09/2021
B-Roll: Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 163d Attack Wing prepare an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, Aug. 9, 2021, at March Air Reserve Base, California, before a domestic support mission to map the Dixie Fire burning in northern California. The aircraft provides real-time information to first responders and firefighters on the ground to help them make the most-informed decisions about how to contain the fire. The flight was the wing's first fire mission of the year.