A pilot from the 489th Reconnaissance Squadron performs pre-flight procedures on a C-12 King Air aircraft in preparation for a training sortie at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 5, 2013. The aircraft are used to train aircrews for global Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Drew Buchanan/Released)
A pilot from the 489th Reconnaissance Squadron performs pre-flight procedures on a C-12 King Air aircraft in preparation for a training sortie at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 5, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Drew Buchanan/Released)
Tactical systems operators and students assigned to the 306th Intelligence Squadron walk out to a C-12 King Air aircraft in preparation for a training sortie at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 5, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Drew Buchanan/Released)
Tactical systems operator students assigned to the 306th Intelligence Squadron load specialized air-to-ground radio equipment onto a C-12 King Air aircraft in preparation for a training sortie at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 5, 2013. The King Air aircraft are leased by the U.S. Air Force to provide initial quality training equipment for airborne tactical systems operators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Drew Buchanan/Released)
Tactical systems operator students assigned to the 306th Intelligence Squadron load specialized air-to-ground radio equipment onto a C-12 King Air aircraft in preparation for a training sortie at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 5, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Drew Buchanan/Released)
Tactical systems operators and students assigned to the 306th Intelligence Squadron perform airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance procedures aboard a C-12 King Air aircraft at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 5, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Drew Buchanan/Released)
Tactical systems operators and students assigned to the 306th Intelligence Squadron perform airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance procedures aboard a C-12 King Air aircraft at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 5, 2013. The squadron, which falls under the 361st ISR group at Hurlburt Field, Fla., instructs more than 150 Airmen each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Drew Buchanan/Released)