Senior Airman Jacob Way, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron MQ-9 Reaper dedicated crew chief, radios MQ-9 pilots during Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper Sept. 15, 2021 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii. Crew chiefs are the eyes for pilots during preflight operations as the aircrew are geographically separated from the aircraft in a ground control station or the cockpit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)