# MQ-9 Reaper at Creech Air Force Base: deployment

Canonical ID: `442ae432-db2d-4188-8690-d9ad0d920580`

US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper operations from Creech AFB, Nevada, with remote split operations worldwide. ISR and strike missions in CENTCOM AOR and beyond.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-07_

- **Slug:** mq-9-usaf-middle-east
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [MQ-9 Reaper](/models/mq-9-reaper.md) (id: `a4a24742-35fe-470e-915d-444483658f2b`)
- **Company:** [General Atomics Aeronautical Systems](/companies/general-atomics.md) (id: `33d9f53e-a5ca-4263-bb2c-2d1650575da3`)
- **Location:** [Creech Air Force Base](/locations/creech-afb-us.md) (id: `9b9fcb58-1680-4469-bd9b-56620d5d86e3`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (4)

1. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104439/mq-9-reaper/
2. https://www.ga-asi.com/
3. https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Article/1349993/386-aew-completes-first-flight-of-block-5-mq-9/
4. https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/us-transfers-fighter-jets-armed-drones-from-uae-to-qatar-amid-regional-tensions

## Common questions

### What is the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at Creech Air Force Base?

MQ-9 Reaper, built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, is recorded as a deployment at Creech Air Force Base on the DEPLOY registry. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates MQ-9 Reaper at Creech Air Force Base?

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.

### Is the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at Creech Air Force Base still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.

### Have there been incidents at the MQ-9 Reaper deployment at Creech Air Force Base?

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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