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Civilian U-2 Instructor Pilots, Making History and Training the Nation's Future Fleet of U-2 Pilots

Retired Lt. Col Jonathan Huggins, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 instructor pilot, prepares to taxi a U-2 Dragon Lady before takeoff July 31, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The U-2 Dragon Lady is widely accepted as the most difficult aircraft in the world to fly with only about 16 new pilots coming into the U-2 program each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Civilian U-2 Instructor Pilots, Making History and Training the Nation's Future Fleet of U-2 Pilots

Retired Lt. Col Jonathan Huggins, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 instructor pilot, performs a preflight inspection before takeoff July 31, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Huggins retired on Sep. 26, 2014 and has served as a U-2 pilot instructor for 15 of the 18 years he’s been flying the U-2 as an active duty pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Civilian U-2 Instructor Pilots, Making History and Training the Nation's Future Fleet of U-2 Pilots

Retired Lt. Col Jonathan Huggins, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 instructor pilot, performs a preflight inspection before takeoff July 31, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Civilian U-2 instructor pilots don an orange flight suit, symbolic to the history of the U-2 pilots who wore them in the past. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Civilian U-2 Instructor Pilots, Making History and Training the Nation's Future Fleet of U-2 Pilots

Retired Lt. Col. Jonathan Huggins, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 flight instructor pilot, steps out of a U-2 after a solo flight July 31, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Huggins last flew a U-2 solo over five and a half years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Civilian U-2 Instructor Pilots, Making History and Training the Nation's Future Fleet of U-2 Pilots

A U-2 Dragon Lady piloted by retired Lt. Col. Jonathan Huggins, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 instructor pilot, prepares for landing July 31, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The bicycle-type landing gear and low-altitude handling characteristics of the U-2 require precise control inputs during landing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Civilian U-2 Instructor Pilots, Making History and Training the Nation's Future Fleet of U-2 Pilots

Retired Lt. Col Jonathan Huggins, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 instructor pilot, prepares to taxi a U-2 Dragon Lady before takeoff July 31, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The U-2 Dragon Lady is widely accepted as the most difficult aircraft in the world to fly with only about 16 new pilots coming into the U-2 program each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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ACC commander visits flying wings

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, is saluted by Col. Spencer Thomas, 9th Reconnaissance Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Matthew King, 9th Reconnaissance Wing command chief, as he arrives at Beale Air Force Base, July 22, 2020. Holmes is currently visiting Beale to provide commander’s intent regarding training priorities, share information about recent mishaps with instructors and leaders, and update Airmen on challenges facing ACC and the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)

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ACC commander visits flying wings

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, elbow touch while social distancing by Col. Spencer Thomas, 9th Reconnaissance Wing vice commander, as he arrives at Beale Air Force Base, July 22, 2020.Holmes is currently visiting Beale to provide commander’s intent regarding training priorities, share information about recent mishaps with instructors and leaders, and update Airmen on challenges facing ACC and the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)

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ACC commander visits flying wings

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, elbow touch while social distancing by Chief Master Sgt. Matthew King, 9th Reconnaissance Wing command chief, as he arrives at Beale Air Force Base, July 22, 2020. Holmes is currently visiting Beale to provide commander’s intent regarding training priorities, share information about recent mishaps with instructors and leaders, and update Airmen on challenges facing ACC and the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)

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ACC commander visits flying wings

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, exits the bus while departing at Beale Air Force Base, July 22, 2020. Holmes is currently visiting Beale to provide commander’s intent regarding training priorities, share information about recent mishaps with instructors and leaders, and update Airmen on challenges facing ACC and the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)

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ACC commander visits flying wings

Col. Spencer Thomas, 9th Reconnaissance Wing vice commander (right) and Chief Master Sgt. Matthew King, 9th Reconnaissance Wing command chief, salutes the aircraft as U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command arrives at Beale Air Force Base, July 22, 2020. Holmes is currently visiting Beale to provide commander’s intent regarding training priorities, share information about recent mishaps with instructors and leaders, and update Airmen on challenges facing ACC and the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)

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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT TORI M. JONES

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT TORI M. JONES

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Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Chad Choker, NCOIC of combat arms (left), assists a student during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance course, June 22, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. CATM instructors teach Airmen how to properly use, disassemble, and clean a weapon safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Senior Airman Keith Talbot, 9th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor (left), and Staff Sgt. Ansumana Turray, 9th SFS assistant NCOIC of combat arms, inspect M249 Light Machine Guns, June 26, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. Recce Town’s combat arms instructors conduct weapon inspections regularly to ensure they are in working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Ansumana Turray, 9th Security Forces Squadron assistant NCOIC of combat arms, inspects an M249 Light Machine Gun, June 26, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. Recce Town’s combat arms instructors conduct weapon inspections regularly to ensure they are in working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Senior Airman Richard Mitchell, 9th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor (left), and Staff Sgt. Ansumana Turray, 9th SFS assistant NCOIC of combat arms, conduct a weapon inspection at the Security Forces armory, June 26, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. Combat arms instructors ensure all Recce Town weapons are in working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Senior Airman Richard Mitchell, 9th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, inspects an M4 Carbine, June 23, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. Recce Town’s combat arms instructors conduct weapon inspections regularly to ensure weapons are in proper working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Senior Airman Keith Talbot, 9th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, inspects an M4 Carbine, June 23, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. Recce Town’s combat arms instructors conduct weapon inspections regularly to ensure weapons are in proper working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Nicholas Chapin, 9th Civil Engineering Squadron firefighter, disassembles an M4 Carbine for cleaning during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM) course, June 22, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. The CATM course educates Airmen on how to properly operate and maintain weapons for forward deployed operations and for those who carry weapons everyday as part of their duties on the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Jones, 9th Civil Engineering Squadron operations manager, fires an M4 Carbine, June 22, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. The Combat Arms Training and Maintenance course teaches Airmen how to properly use, disassemble, and clean a weapon safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

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