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RQ-4 Global Hawk reaches 100,000 flight hours

Senior Airman Cameron Guy (left), 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit RQ-4 crew chief, and Tech. Sgt. Shareem Jones, 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit flightline expediter, perform an engine inspection for a RQ-4 Global Hawk prior to launch Sept. 17, 2013, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The Northrop Grumman Corp. announced the aircraft achieved 100,000 flight hours Sept. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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RQ-4 Global Hawk reaches 100,000 flight hours

Airmen from the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform system analyses on a RQ-4 Global Hawk prior to launch Sept. 17, 2013, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The Northrop Grumman Corp. announced the aircraft achieved 100,000 flight hours Sept. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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RQ-4 Global Hawk reaches 100,000 flight hours

Airmen from the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to launch a RQ-4 Global Hawk Sept. 17, 2013, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The RQ-4 has the safest record of any fighter, bomber or reconnaissance aircraft in the Air Force’s active inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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MC-12W Liberty

A fleet of MC-12W Liberty aircraft rest on the flightline during the morning of Sep. 4, 2013, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The MC12-W provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance directly to ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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Beale History: Four Iron Crosses

1st Aero Squadron (later 1st Reconnaissance Squadron) Salmson 2A2 over France, 1918. (Courtesy photo)
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B-1B Lancer

A B-1B Lancer is refueled during a mission in Afghanistan in 2012. Capt. Dustin, 427th Reconnaissance Squadron, is flying the Lancer and is holding the American flag pictured in the window. (Courtesy photo)
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C.A.R.E. modifications

C.J. Gaecke (left) and Bryan Duran, Lockheed Martin structure mechanics, pose in front of the last U-2 of 22 to receive Cockpit Altitude Reduction Effort modifications on June 25, 2013 at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., to complete the project Lockheed Martin crews worked 10 hour shifts six days a week from September 2012 to June 2013. The upgrades virtually eliminate the risk of decompression sickness and hypoxia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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C.A.R.E. modifications

C.J. Gaecke (left) and Bryan Duran, Lockheed Martin structure mechanics, install the last piece of a U-2 aircraft modification on June 25, 2013 at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The aircraft was one of 22 U-2 airframes to undergo Cockpit Altitude Reduction Effort modifications to enhance pilot safety. The upgrades virtually eliminate the risk of decompression sickness and hypoxia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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C.A.R.E. modifications

Brenden Osborn, Lockheed Martin structure mechanic, inspects Cockpit Altitude Reduction Effort modifications to a U-2 airframe on June 25, 2013 at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Twenty-two U-2 aircraft received the modifications from September 2012 to June 2013. The upgrades virtually eliminate the risk of decompression sickness and hypoxia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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C.A.R.E. modifications

A detailed look at the Cockpit Altitude Reduction Efforts made to a U-2 aircraft June 25, 2013 at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. CARE modifications were made to 22 U-2 airframes at Beale to eliminate health risks pilots might endure during high altitude flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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C.A.R.E. modifications

C.J. Gaecke (left) and Bryan Duran, Lockheed Martin structure mechanics, install the last piece of a U-2 aircraft modification on June 25, 2013 at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The aircraft was one of 22 U-2 airframes to undergo Cockpit Altitude Reduction Effort modifications to enhance pilot safety. The upgrades virtually eliminate the risk of decompression sickness and hypoxia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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C.A.R.E. modifications

C.J. Gaecke, a Lockheed Martin structure mechanic, explains Cockpit Altitude Reduction Effort modifications made to a U-2 airframe on June 25, 2013 at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. This aircraft was the last of 22 to receive such modifications at Beale. The upgrades virtually eliminate the risk of decompression sickness and hypoxia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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Historic Photos

Members of the 4126th Strategic Wing pose for a photo in front of a B-52 Stratofortress on the flightline at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. On Feb. 8, 1959, Strategic Air Command established Beale as an operational Air Force Base and activated the 4126th Strategic Wing. (Courtesy photo)
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Historic Photos

A B-52 Stratofortress sits on the flightline at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The B-52 is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber designed and built by Boeing. It has been operated by the Air Force since the 1950s and can carry up to 70,000 pounds of weapons. (Courtesy photo)
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Historic Photos

A KC-135 Stratotanker (left), SR-71 Blackbird (middle) and a B-52 Stratofortress (right) sit on the flightline at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The aircraft were stationed at Beale during the Cold War-era. The B-52 was built to carry nuclear weapons for Cold War-era deterrence missions. (Courtesy photo)
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306th Intelligence Squadron Trains

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)
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306th Intelligence Squadron Trains

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)
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306th Intelligence Squadron Trains

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)
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306th Intelligence Squadron Trains

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)
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306th Intelligence Squadron Trains

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)
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