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RQ-4 Global Hawk reaches 100,000 flight hours

Senior Airman Cameron Guy (left), 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit RQ-4 crew chief, and Tech. Sgt. Shareem Jones, 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit flightline expediter, perform an engine inspection for a RQ-4 Global Hawk prior to launch Sept. 17, 2013, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The Northrop Grumman Corp. announced the aircraft achieved 100,000 flight hours Sept. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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RQ-4 Global Hawk reaches 100,000 flight hours

Airmen from the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform system analyses on a RQ-4 Global Hawk prior to launch Sept. 17, 2013, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The Northrop Grumman Corp. announced the aircraft achieved 100,000 flight hours Sept. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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RQ-4 Global Hawk reaches 100,000 flight hours

Airmen from the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to launch a RQ-4 Global Hawk Sept. 17, 2013, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The RQ-4 has the safest record of any fighter, bomber or reconnaissance aircraft in the Air Force’s active inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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RQ-4 Global Hawk

A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle lands at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. after flying a routine training mission, Jan. 25, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mr. John Schwab/ Released)
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RQ-4 Global Hawk

A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land as a MC-12 Liberty aircraft waits for takeoff at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Jan. 25, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mr. John Schwab/ Released)
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RQ-4 Global Hawk

A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land as a MC-12 Liberty aircraft waits for takeoff at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Jan. 25, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mr. John Schwab/ Released)
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RQ-4 Global Hawk

A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. after flying a routine training mission, Jan. 25, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mr. John Schwab/ Released)
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RQ-4 Global Hawk

A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. after flying a routine training mission, Jan. 25, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mr. John Schwab/ Released)
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Global Hawk to Canada

Airmen from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to launch a RQ-4 Global Hawk April 8 from Beale Air Force Base, Calif. During the flight, the aircraft flew over Canadian air space for the first time during a non-training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Tracy)
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Global Hawk set for evaluation

An RQ-4 Global Hawk taxis down the runway April 8 at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The RQ-4 program will undergo an evaluation in October 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Tracy)
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Block 30 Global Hawk arrives at Beale AFB

Airmen from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tow the first Block 30 RQ-4B Global Hawk accpted by the 9th Reconnaissance Wing after it flew in from Edwards Air Force Base Nov. 24 after completing months of developmental flight tests. (Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Rosenau)
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Block 30 Global Hawk arrives at Beale AFB

The first RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 30 accepted by the 9th Reconnaissance Wing landed at Beale Nov. 24, on a ferry flight from Edwards Air Force Base after completing months of developmental flight tests. (Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Rosenau)
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Global Hawk landing at Beale

An RQ-4 Global Hawk lands at Beale Sept. 22, 2009 after completing a routine training mission in the local area. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system with an integrated sensor suite that provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities worldwide. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Luke Johnson)
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Performing its duties

An RQ-4 Global Hawk soards through the skies in route to record intelligence, surveillence and reconnaissance data. Because of its large coverage area the Global Hawk has become a useful tool for recording data and sending it to warfighters on the ground. (Courtesy Photo)
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Waiting to take off

A Global Hawk sits on the runway before beginning a nighttime mission. The aircraft is unmanned, and is used to capture imagery from high-altitudes. (Photo by John Schwab)
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Welcome home

A Block 20, RQ-4 Global Hawk arrives for the first time June 30, 2008 at Beale where it will be stationed. The Block 20 model replaces the older Block 10 aircraft which has been in service since the beginning of the Global Hawk program. (Photo by John Schwab)
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Global Hawk returns

An RQ-4 Global Hawk returned to Beale Sept. 24 as part of a four-ship rotation out of the theater. Two aircraft rotated from a deployed location back to Beale this week to receive scheduled maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Schwab)
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Global Hawk returns

An RQ-4 Global Hawk returned to Beale Sept. 24 as part of a four-ship rotation out of the theater. Two aircraft rotated from a deployed location back to Beale this week to receive scheduled maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Schwab)
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Global Hawk flies first Beale ACC sortie

Beale's newly-arrived RQ-4 Global Hawk Remotely Piloted Aircraft took off from Beale Tuesday for its first operational Air Combat Command flight (Photo by John Schwab)
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Global Hawk arrives

Beale’s second RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft was delivered to the base Nov. 3. The Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle provides Air Force and joint battlefield commanders near-real-time, high-resolution, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery to fight the Global War on Terror. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Schwab)
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