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12th AMU keeps Global Hawks flying

12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit RQ-4 Global Hawk maintainers prepare an RQ-4 for a flight June 5, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The RQ-4 platform has amassed more than 200,000 flight hours and is currently used to support Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)
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12th AMU keeps Global Hawks flying

Airman 1st Class Joseph Grabosky, 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit RQ-4 Global Hawk avionics technician, loads codes into a preflight test device June 5, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The RQ-4 is a remotely piloted aircraft, which is used to provide high-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to commanders in wartime and contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)
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12th AMU keeps Global Hawks flying

Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Krause, 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit RQ-4 Global Hawk crew chief, performs a preflight inspection June 5, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The RQ-4 platform has amassed more than 200,000 flight hours and is currently used to support Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)
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12th AMU keeps Global Hawks flying

Senior Airman Evan Williams, 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit RQ-4 Global Hawk avionics technician, performs a preflight inspection June 5, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The RQ-4 is a remotely piloted aircraft, which is used to provide high-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to commanders in wartime and contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)
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Maintenance Airmen work together to bring Global Hawk back to the fight

Airmen from the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit hoist an engine into an RQ-4 Global Hawk Jan. 25, 2018, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The RQ-4 and 12th AMU Airmen recently returned to Beale after a major refurbishment was performed. The Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an integrated sensor suite that provides global all-weather, day or night intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Wesley Sullivan)
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Maintenance Airmen work together to bring Global Hawk back to the fight

Airmen from the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit install an intake onto an RQ-4 Global Hawk Jan. 25, 2018, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The RQ-4 and 12th AMU Airmen recently returned to Beale after a major refurbishment was performed. The Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an integrated sensor suite that provides global all-weather, day or night intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Wesley Sullivan)
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Maintenance Airmen work together to bring Global Hawk back to the fight

An RQ-4 Global Hawk sits in a hangar after repairs were performed Jan. 25, 2018, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The RQ-4 and 12th AMU Airmen recently returned to Beale after a major refurbishment was performed. The Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an integrated sensor suite that provides global all-weather, day or night intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Wesley Sullivan)
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Hook‘Em Up, Get‘Em High: The vital role of 9th PSPTS in high-altitude ISR

A U-2 Dragon Lady chase car driver watches members from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare an aircraft for takeoff Dec. 19, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Due to a limited range of view, the chase car driver’s job is to communicate and assist the pilot as they take off and land. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ramon A. Adelan)
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Hook‘Em Up, Get‘Em High: The vital role of 9th PSPTS in high-altitude ISR

A U-2 Dragon Lady takes off as a chase car driver watches the successful launch Dec. 19, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Due to a limited range of view, the chase car driver’s job is to communicate and assist the pilot as they take off and land. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ramon A. Adelan)
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Hook‘Em Up, Get‘Em High: The vital role of 9th PSPTS in high-altitude ISR

Capt. Robert (left), 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 Dragon Lady pilot, walks toward an aircraft to prepare for takeoff with the assistance from Airman 1st Class Gangyoung Seo, 9th Physiological Support Squadron (PSPTS) launch and recovery technician, Dec. 19, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Seo and the members of the Launch and Recovery Element are responsible for preparing a pilot for flight and ensure the full-pressure suit and life support systems are fully functional to sustain altitudes up to 70,000 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ramon A. Adelan)
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Hook‘Em Up, Get‘Em High: The vital role of 9th PSPTS in high-altitude ISR

Airman 1st Class Gangyoung Seo, 9th Physiological Support Squadron (PSPTS) launch and recovery technician, assists a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot, connecting him to the systems in an aircraft Dec. 19, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Due to the limited movement in the suit, pilots are assisted by 9th PSPTS technicians to suit up and enter and exit an aircraft. The technicians also ensure the full-pressure suit and life support systems are fully functional to sustain altitudes up to 70,000 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ramon A. Adelan)
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Hook‘Em Up, Get‘Em High: The vital role of 9th PSPTS in high-altitude ISR

Master Sgt. Jeremy Nowak, 9th Physiological Support Squadron launch and recovery non-commissioned officer in charge, rechecks the functions of a full-pressure suit Dec. 19, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The Launch and Recovery Element conducts multiple checks of a full-pressure suit before flight, which begin the day prior and are redone when a pilot gets dressed and enters an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ramon A. Adelan)
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Hook‘Em Up, Get‘Em High: The vital role of 9th PSPTS in high-altitude ISR

Capt. Robert (middle), 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 Dragon Lady pilot, prepares for a flight with the assistance of the 9th Physiological Support Squadron Launch and Recovery Element Dec. 19, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California. U-2 pilots utilize a full-pressure suit to enable them to withstand altitudes up to 70,000 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ramon A. Adelan)
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Hook‘Em Up, Get‘Em High: The vital role of 9th PSPTS in high-altitude ISR

Senior Airman Anthony Kelly (right) and Airman 1st Class Gangyoung Seo, 9th Physiological Support Squadron (PSPTS) launch and recovery technicians, suit Capt. Robert, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 Dragon Lady pilot, Dec. 19, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 9th PSPTS Launch and Recovery Element provides specialized support to U-2 pilots ensuring their full-pressure suit and life support systems are fully functional to sustain at altitudes up to 70,000 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ramon A. Adelan)
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Hook‘Em Up, Get‘Em High: The vital role of 9th PSPTS in high-altitude ISR

Airman 1st Class Gangyoung Seo, 9th Physiological Support Squadron (PSPTS) launch and recovery technician, communicates to Capt. Robert, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 Dragon Lady pilot, preparing to conduct a training mission Dec. 19, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Seo and the team in the Launch and Recovery Element are responsible for dressing a pilot in the full-pressure suit and ensuring systems are fully functional to sustain altitudes up to 70,000 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ramon A. Adelan)
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