It’s a bird… It’s a plane…It’s a RAVEN!

SSgt Elizabeth Henderson, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks for an R-11B Raven at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 4, 2015, before an aerial demonstration for senior Qatari Air Force and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leaders. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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Airman Michael Puckett, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, prepares to launch an R-11B Raven into the “wild blue yonder” during a demonstration for senior Qatari Air Force and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leaders, Mar 4, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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Airman Michael Puckett (left) and SSgt Elizabeth Henderson, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, conduct pre-flight checks for an R-11B Raven at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Mar 4, 2015, before an aerial demonstration for senior Qatari Air Force and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leaders. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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Airman Michael Puckett, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, launches an R-11B Raven into the “wild blue yonder” during a demonstration for senior Qatari Air Force and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leaders, Mar 4, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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Airman Michael Puckett, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, launches an R-11B Raven Small into the “wild blue yonder” during a demonstration for senior Qatari Air Force and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leaders, Mar 4, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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It’s a bird… It’s a plane…It’s a RAVEN!

Airman Michael Puckett, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, launches an R-11B Raven Small into the “wild blue yonder” during a demonstration for senior Qatari Air Force and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leaders, Mar 4, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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It’s a bird… It’s a plane…It’s a RAVEN!

Airman Michael Puckett, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, launches an R-11B Raven Small into the “wild blue yonder” during a demonstration for senior Qatari Air Force and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leaders, Mar 4, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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It’s a bird… It’s a plane…It’s a RAVEN!

Airman Michael Puckett, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, launches an R-11B Raven Small into the “wild blue yonder” during a demonstration for senior Qatari Air Force and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leaders, Mar 4, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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It’s a bird… It’s a plane…It’s a RAVEN!

Airman Michael Puckett, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, pilots an R-11B Raven during an aerial demonstration for senior Qatari Air Force and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leaders, Mar 4, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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Airman Michael Puckett, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, pilots an R-11B Raven during an aerial demonstration for senior Qatari Air Force and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leaders, Mar 4, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Darren Hartford (right), 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander use remote hand controller to view real-time footage from an R-11B Raven during an aerial demonstration at Al Udeid AB, Qatar, March 4, 2015. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Malone, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, briefs Qatari Brig. Gen. Fahad Al-Eraik, the Al Udeid Air Base Commander and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Darren Hartford, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander on the capability of the R-11B Raven during an aerial demonstration at Al Udeid AB, Qatar, March 4, 2015. The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system that’s designed for rapid deployment and high-mobility for military operations. At Al Udeid, security forces Airmen use the Raven to support anti-terrorism measures like day or night aerial intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. This is the first time since 2005 that the Raven has been used at Al Udeid. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

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It’s a bird… It’s a plane…It’s a RAVEN!

Published March 12, 2015
By Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

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