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U-2 Dragon Lady prepares to take off during WSINT 23-A

A U-2 Dragon Lady prepares to take off and participate in the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration Phase 23-A cycle on May 30, 2023 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The U-2, along with other aircraft, participated in the U.S. Air Force WSINT course, demonstrating the strategic advantage of multi-domain, integrated command and control. (U.S. Air Force photo taken by Maj. Robert Neal)
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WSINT 23-A

A U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base (AFB), California, takes off for a Weapons School Integration mission on May 30, 2023 at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The U.S. Air Force Weapons School teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers and enlisted specialists of the combat and mobility air forces.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Wyatt Stabler)
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The ISR Mission

A U-2 Dragon Lady is prepared for takeoff, Mar. 17 , 2023, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The U-2 is a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that provides critical imagery during any phase of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juliana Londono)
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The ISR Mission

U.S. Air Force civilian Joshua Smith, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 instructor pilot, drives a chase car on the flightline Jan. 25, 2023, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Chase car drivers communicate with the pilot through radio to ensure a safe landing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juliana Londono)
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End of an Era: U-2 flew it's last OBC

An OBC technician monitors the removal of the sensor out of the U-2 at Beale for the last time June 24, 2022 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Beale's final OBC flight opens a chapter into the digital sensor world, ending wet film processing at the 9th Reconnaissance Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Hailey M. Toledo)
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End of an Era: U-2 flew it's last OBC

An OBC technician lowers the sensor out of the U-2 at Beale for the last time June 24, 2022 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Beale's final OBC flight opens a chapter into the digital sensor world, ending wet film processing at the 9th Reconnaissance Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Hailey M. Toledo)
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End of an Era: U-2 flew it's last OBC

An OBC technician lowers the sensor out of the U-2 at Beale for the last time June 24, 2022 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Beale's final OBC flight opens a chapter into the digital sensor world, ending wet film processing at the 9th Reconnaissance Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Hailey M. Toledo)
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End of an Era: U-2 flew it's last OBC

Lt. Col. Ralph Shoukry greets the audience before the Optical Bar Camera's final flight out of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing June 24, 2022 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Although the OBC will no longer reside at Beale, U-2 pilots will retain the knowledge and skills to employ the sensor through a variety of mission sets and operation locations around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colville McFee)
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End of an Era: U-2 flew it's last OBC

Lt. Col. James Gaiser and Lt. Col. Ralph Shoukry greet after the Optical Bar Camera's final flight out of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing June 24, 2022 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Although the OBC will no longer reside at Beale, U-2 pilots will retain the knowledge and skills to employ the sensor through a variety of mission sets and operation locations around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Hailey M. Toledo)
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End of an Era: U-2 flew it's last OBC

The U-2 dragon lady takes off for the Optical Bar Camera's final flight out of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing June 24, 2022 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The OBC mission operated out of Beale for close to 52 years, with the first OBC deploying from Beale in 1974. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Hailey M. Toledo)
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End of an Era: U-2 flew it's last OBC

Members of the 9th Intelligence Squadron, Collins Aerospace, and the 1st Training Squadron gather for the Optical Bar Camera's final flight out of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing June 24, 2022 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The OBC mission operated out of Beale for close to 52 years, with the first OBC deploying from Beale in 1974. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Hailey M. Toledo)
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End of an Era: U-2 flew it's last OBC

Members of the 9th Intelligence Squadron and Collins Aerospace gather for the Optical Bar Camera's final flight out of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing June 24, 2022 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The OBC mission operated out of Beale for close to 52 years, with the first OBC deploying from Beale in 1974. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Hailey M. Toledo)
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AFSOUTH leadership recognizes critical support from Beale Intelligence Airmen

Maj. Gen. Barry Cornish, commander, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), observes a U-2 Dragon Lady cockpit on Beale Air Force Base, California, Feb. 24, 2021. The U-2 is a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that enables the flow of intelligence and information to combatant commanders worldwide. This airframe accomplished a recent Department of Defense feat in December 2020, conducting the first-ever flight where machine-learning artificial intelligence was implemented as an aircrew member. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
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191122-Z-HI248-1096

From left, Tech. Sgt. Joseph Kopp and Tech. Sgt. Allan Degala, 9th Force Support Squadron, Airman Leadership School instructors, Master Sgt. StaLissa K. Mendez, 9th FSS, ALS commandant, and Staff Sgt. Yariel Ramirez, 9th FSS, ALS instructor, stand together at the William H. Pitsenbarger Professional Military Education Center, Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 22, 2019. ALS instructors serve on a three to four-year special duty assignment preparing Senior Airmen for increased responsibilities as a NCO, supervisor and leader. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Melanie L. Nolen)
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191121-Z-HI248-1066

Master Sgt. Malcolm Curtis, 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Detachment 1 pro Superintendent, addresses students at Airman Leadership School, in the William H. Pitsenbarger Professional Military Education Center, Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 21, 2019. Curtis taught techniques for public speaking to help the students be better prepared for their oral performance tasks and their future duties as U.S. Air Force NCOs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Melanie L. Nolen)
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191122-Z-HI248-1131

Airman Leadership School students check their assignments at the William H. Pitsenbarger Professional Military Education Center, on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 22, 2019. ALS is the first-level PME course designed to prepare Senior Airmen to supervise and become leaders. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Melanie L. Nolen)
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195th Wing vital to connecting MQ-9, CA firefighters

Tech. Sgt. Matthew A. Rubio, 234th Intelligence Squadron intel operations specialist, left, Maj. Nick Edwards, 222nd Intelligence Support Squadron (ISS) director of operations, Staff Sgt. Jose D. Betancour and Airman 1st Class Bryan A. Muriel Lopez, both communications specialists with the 222nd ISS, stand together in the Processing, Assessment and Dissemination (PAD) cell at Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 7, 2019. During state activations, this PAD cell may have as many as 13-17 PAD cell members working to process, assess and distribute video footage from aerial surveillance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melanie L. Nolen)
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Flying solo

A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot poses for a portrait inside a pressure suit at Beale Air Force Base, California, October 31, 2019. Pilots who are flying into the rim of the atmosphere require a specialized and custom suit to their measurements keeping them at a normal altitude while going to extreme elevations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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Gas up

Airmen from the 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight and 940th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work together during a refueling exercise September 6, 2019 at Beale Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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Making the grade

Leadership from both the 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight and 940th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron watch as fuels distribution system operators and crew chiefs work together to refuel a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling exercise September 6, 2019 at Beale Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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