Hancock's National Guard is now teaching active Air Force how to operate drones
The Air National Guard Base at Hancock Field is now training the entire Air Force, including active duty pilots and operators, on the MQ-9 Reaper.
The first class, ten active duty Air Force pilots, and ten sensor operators, have just finished the first training program, in classes that started at Hancock in February. The flight training school at Hancock also teaches Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and allied air forces the technology and operation of the MQ-9 Reaper, both for pilot/sensor operator teams and maintance technicians.
In addition to the flight school, the 174th Fighter Wing does MQ-9 operations over Afghanistan on a daily basis, from a command facility at Hancock.
