U.K. Royal Air Force Begins Reaper Missions From U.K. Base

LONDON — The U.K. Royal Air Force has begun flying MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle missions over Afghanistan from ground control stations in mainland Britain. Until last week, all of the U.K. missions were flown from Creech AFB, Nev., alongside their U.S. Air Force counterparts. But now the RAF’s...

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