MC-12W LIBERTY

MERIDIAN, Miss. -- The first MC-12W Liberty Project aircraft, the Air Force’s newest manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform, arrived at Key Field Air National Guard Base here April 28. Project Liberty was created in response to Defense Secretary Robert Gates' initiative to better support warfighters on the ground with increased ISR in theater. The Air Force plans to procure 37 additional MC-12 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Richard Davis