An MQ-9 Reaper drone operating as DUCKY44 returned to Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN) in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, at approximately 14:21 UTC on December 24, 2025, according to a post by r4streando on X shared in the past 30 minutes. Photographer MichaelBonet8 captured the image of the new Reaper, dubbed a "new duck on the block," with credit to LatAmMilMVMTs, as stated in the r4streando post. Audio from Aguadilla Tower on 124.95 MHz confirmed the return to base on Christmas Eve. This sighting follows earlier December 24 observations of an MQ-9 Reaper with a record six AGM-114 Hellfire launchers and reports of a new airframe at the same airport, per posts by SA_Defensa and vcdgf555 shared before 7:16 p.m. UTC. U.S. Air Force MC-130J aircraft were also present at BQN as of a Sentinel-2 satellite image from December 22, according to LatAmMilMVMTs posts relayed by MichaelBonet8.
