Latest "creech air force base" stories

The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed the first round of MQ-9A Reaper ground and flight testing with the Angry Kitten ALQ-167 Electronic Countermeasures Pod at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, in April 2023.

Fur-midable: US Air Force pairs Angry Kitten jammer with Reaper drone

Angry Kitten’s name is a brew of inside joke and design goals, and is a departure from the typically terrifying military moniker, like Hellfire or Stryker.

By Colin Demarest

3 days ago

Maj. General Chad P. Franks, 15th Air Force commander, Col. Stephen Jones, outgoing 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Col. Eric Schmidt, incoming 432nd WG/432nd AEW commander, salute during the 432nd WG/432nd AEW change-of-command ceremony at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, May 20, 2021. (Senior Airman William Rio Rosado/Air Force)

Air Force investigating unnamed drone safety ‘incident’ at Creech

A remotely piloted aircraft assigned to Creech Air Force Base’s 432nd Wing was involved in an unspecified mishap shortly before 8 a.m. March 9.

By Rachel S. Cohen

15 months ago

Loose washer brought down Reaper drone

For want of a washer, the drone was lost.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Double the firepower: MQ-9 tests flying with eight Hellfire missiles

The expanded Hellfire capacity will let Reapers continue to strike targets throughout their lengthy missions, without having to wait for freshly armed backups.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Best pics of the week: Jan. 19, 2020

Marines train in Kuwait, soldiers and airmen train in Europe and more in this week's Frontline Photos.

3 years ago

Creech and Nellis are splitting up — here’s why

The Air Force has been pushing more resources out to its remotely piloted aircraft community as the need for unmanned drones and the missions they execute overseas grows.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago