U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Pope, Global Hawk crew chief assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, conducts pre-launch procedures in preparation for an EQ-4 Global Hawk to take off from Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, July 20, 2021. The EQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aircraft system with premier surveillance and reconnaissance capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Y. Alvarez)