An MQ-9 Reaper equipped with Gorgon Stare from the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron takes off at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2015.
The capability combines real-time situational awareness for strike coordination and reconnaissance, or cross-cueing other sensors, with persistent video recording for forensic analysis and pattern-of-life study. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr