Grand Forks Air Force Base
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Grand Forks Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in northeastern North Dakota, located north of Emerado and 16 miles west of Grand Forks.
Arrival of the first Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk at Grand Forks AFB in May 2011
Main gate at Grand Forks AFB
Minuteman III missile at GFAFB entrance
The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, remotely-piloted surveillance aircraft introduced in 2001. It was initially designed by Ryan Aeronautical, and known as Tier II+ during develo
Grand Forks Air Force Base
…and 16 miles (26 km) west of Grand Forks. The host unit is the 319th Reconnaissance Wing (319 RW) assigned to the Air Combat Command (ACC) operating E/RQ-4B Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) role. During the Cold War, GFAFB was a major installation…
An RQ-4 Global Hawk flying in 2007
The prototype MQ-4C on its first flight
A maintenance crew preparing a Global Hawk at Beale Air Force Base
EuroHawk at the ILA 2012