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9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Airman 1st Class Hannah Kinter, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) support technician, checks the quality of a laser engraving on a tool on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 5, 2021. The 9th AMXS support section gives and engraves a serial number onto every piece of equipment to help maintain the integrity and inventory of Beale’s tools. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Tech. Sgt. Jared Karcher, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) support section shift lead, right, checks out bolt cutters to a maintainer on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 5, 2021. The 9th AMXS support section is responsible for maintaining the integrity and inventory of the tools used by Beale’s Maintainers (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Airman 1st Class Hannah Kinter, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) support technician, opens hazardous material storage to organize and store hazardous material on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 5, 2021. The 9th AMXS support section collects and manages hazardous material used by Beale’s maintainers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Airman 1st Class Hannah Kinter, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) support technician, places hazardous material into storage on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 5, 2021. The 9th AMXS support section collects and manages hazardous material used by Beale’s maintainers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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Cory Bartholomew, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 Dragon Lady instructor pilot, dawns his parachute harness prior to entering the jet Dec. 22, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. This flight marked Bartholomew’s 1,000th flight in the U-2. Bartholomew retired as a U-2 pilot in 2014 and went to fly for NASA and commercial airliners. He returned to Beale as a civilian U-2 instructor pilot in June 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ramon A. Adelan)

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Old dog teaches DoD new tricks: U-2 achieves first military flight with artificial intelligence

U.S. Air Force Maj. “Vudu”, U-2 Dragon Lady pilot for the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, enters the cockpit while a 9th Physiological Support Airman assists him at Beale Air Force, California, Dec. 15, 2020. This flight marks a major leap forward for national defense as artificial intelligence took flight aboard a military aircraft for the first time in the history Dept. of Defense. The AI algorithm, developed by Air Combat Command’s U-2 Federal Laboratory, trained the AI to execute specific in-flight tasks that would otherwise be done by the pilot. The flight was part of a specifically constructed scenario pitting the AI against another dynamic computer algorithm in order to prove both the new technology capability, and its ability to work in coordination with a human. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Old dog teaches DoD new tricks: U-2 achieves first military flight with artificial intelligence

A U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing prepares to land at Beale Air Force, California, Dec. 15, 2020. This flight marks a major leap forward for national defense as artificial intelligence took flight aboard a military aircraft for the first time in the history Dept. of Defense. The AI algorithm, developed by Air Combat Command’s U-2 Federal Laboratory, trained the AI to execute specific in-flight tasks that would otherwise be done by the pilot. The flight was part of a specifically constructed scenario pitting the AI against another dynamic computer algorithm in order to prove both the new technology capability, and its ability to work in coordination with a human. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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ACC commander visits Beale

Maj. Raymond Tierney, U-2 Federal Laboratory director, center, briefs U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, right, commander of Air Combat Command, and U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, Air Combat Command, about the organization’s stand-up and recent projects, Dec. 4, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The U-2 Federal Laboratory is the first of its kind in the Department of Defense, offering a small team of experts tackling challenges through creation, development, acquisition, and testing of new technologies with the purpose of shaping how the service maintains an advantage over near peers and adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colville McFee)

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ACC commander visits Beale

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, left, coins Staff Sgt. Anesica Petty, 9th Security Forces Squadron, center, for her superior performance and recent achievements, Dec. 4, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Petty, an instructor for the unit, was integral to the installation of a $250,000, state-of-the-art firearms training simulator enabling personnel to receive virtual interactions in hostile environments to test and train stress responses for its law enforcement and security professionals. This achievement further ensured continuation of training despite COVID-19 challenges as the equipment offers training within physical distancing requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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ACC commander visits Beale

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command speaks to a U-2 pilot after conducting a training sortie, Dec. 3, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Beale’s serves as the training pipeline for development of highly skilled U-2 pilots capable of forward deployments to locations across the globe where they will execute high-altitude, all-weather surveillance and reconnaissance, day or night, in direct support of U.S. and allied forces worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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ACC commander visits Beale

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, left, commander of Air Combat Command engages with Col. Heather Fox, 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, as he begins a mission, Airmen, and capabilities immersion at Beale Air Force Base, Dec. 3, 2020. The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is responsible for providing national and theater command authorities with timely, reliable, high-quality, high-altitude reconnaissance that influence surveillance and intelligence product and capabilities on a global scale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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K-9 collaboration

Beale Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Military Working Dog personnel discuss plans for collaborative training on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 19, 2020. The two agencies worked together to conduct mass odor training. Without training similar to this, the amount of odor produced by the explosives overwhelms the dog’s smell, resulting in either fringe responses or responding before the vehicle stops at the checkpoint. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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K-9 collaboration

Staff Sgt. David Baumgartner, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) K-9 handler, searches a vehicle for explosives with 9th SFS military working dog Elma during military working dog detection training on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 19, 2020. The sweep was part of mass odor training meant to prepare both the dogs and the handlers to detect large quantities of explosives. Without training similar to this, the amount of odor produced by the explosives overwhelms the dog’s smell, resulting in either fringe responses or responding before the vehicle stops at the checkpoint.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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K-9 collaboration

Airman 1st Class Donnovan Stelly, 9th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, wraps detonating cord around some TNT during military working dog detection training on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 19, 2020. The type of explosives used in the training were varied to give the K-9 handlers a better understanding of which dogs could detect certain explosives. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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K-9 collaboration

Sofi, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog, waits with her handler Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, at a simulated checkpoint during military working dog detection training on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 19, 2020. The checkpoint simulated an environment to familiarize the working dog with detection of explosives in approaching vehicles and while conducting search procedures. Without training similar to this, the amount of odor produced by the explosives overwhelms the dog’s smell, resulting in either fringe responses or responding before the vehicle stops at the checkpoint. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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K-9 collaboration

Senior Airman Hunter Rudnik, 9th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, demonstrates how to wrap detonating cord for Staff Sgt. David Baumgartner, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) K-9 handler, during military working dog detection training on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 19, 2020. The two agencies worked together to conduct mass odor training. Without training similar to this, the amount of odor produced by the explosives overwhelms the dog’s smell, resulting in either fringe responses or responding before the vehicle stops at the checkpoint. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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K-9 collaboration

Explosives, equivalent to 100 pounds of TNT, are set off during military working dog (MWD) and explosive ordnance detection collaborated training on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 19, 2020. The training was meant to familiarize both the MWDs and their handlers with mass odor, which requires more explosives than the 9th Security Forces Squadron is equipped to handle. All of the explosives used in the training were safely disposed of by the 9th Civil Engineering Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

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Staff Sgt. Thomas Waters, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Plans & Programs non-commissioned officer in charge, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal by Chief Petty Officer Kelda Lang, Chief Yeoman Senior Enlisted Leader at Naval Operational Center Sacramento, right, and Chief Petty Officer James Amentler, Officer in Charge of Mobile Expeditionary Squadron ELEVEN, Company B, 2nd Platoon, Naval Operational Center Sacramento, Nov. 5, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Waters received the medal for his performance organizing a 74-hour training curriculum that ensured mission requirements were met to train and initiate 10 chief petty officers across Northern California. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Dakota C. LeGrand)

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201105-F-IH091-1027

Staff Sgt. Thomas Waters, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Plans & Programs non-commissioned officer in charge, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on Nov. 5, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Waters coordinated training exercises with 88 Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force units, enhancing the combat lethality of over 8,100 personnel. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Dakota C. LeGrand)

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201105-F-IH091-1030

Chief Petty Officer James Amentler, Officer in Charge of Mobile Expeditionary Squadron ELEVEN, Company B, 2nd Platoon, Naval Operational Center Sacramento, left, pins the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on Staff Sgt. Thomas Waters, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Plans & Programs non-commissioned officer in charge, on Nov. 5, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Waters coordinated training exercises with 88 Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force units, enhancing the combat lethality of over 8,100 personnel. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Dakota C. LeGrand)

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