# MQ-9 Reaper at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina: deployment

Canonical ID: `76a6c5bf-5dc3-4e73-8dcd-c208c0a28b93`

USMC VMUT-2 at MCAS Cherry Point became the first Marine Corps MQ-9A Reaper squadron to reach operational status in August 2023.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** mq-9-reaper-mcas-cherry-point-north-carolina-usa
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [MQ-9 Reaper](/models/mq-9-reaper.md) (id: `a4a24742-35fe-470e-915d-444483658f2b`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [General Atomics Aeronautical Systems](/companies/general-atomics.md) (id: `33d9f53e-a5ca-4263-bb2c-2d1650575da3`)
- **Location:** [Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina](/locations/mcas-cherry-point-north-carolina-usa.md) (id: `18fa866d-a366-4237-a9a7-27d4e63e91bc`)
- **First seen:** 2023-08-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://news.usni.org/2023/08/08/first-marine-corps-mq-9a-reaper-squadron-now-operational

## Common questions

### What is the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina?

MQ-9 Reaper, built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, is recorded as a deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina on the DEPLOY registry. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates MQ-9 Reaper at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina?

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the manufacturer of MQ-9 Reaper, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 8, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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