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  • Airman 1st Class Tyrese Kirk and A1C Roderius Spearman, 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants fuels distribution system operators, walk to their fuel trucks during a refueling exercise September 6, 2019 at Beale Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

    POL and tankers practice for mission effectiveness

    At an installation that houses the U-2 Dragon Lady, T-38 Talons and KC-135 Stratotankers the 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) flight Airmen stay busy and must be ready at a moment’s notice.
  • The 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron Individual Deployment Readiness Cell team poses for a group photo at Beale Air Force Base, California, August 1, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

    Reconnaissance deployment readiness at a moment’s notice

    It happens every day, an Airmen needs to deploy around the world at a moment’s notice. The 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron Individual Deployment Readiness Cell powers through any challenge getting them out the door rapidly and onto the front step of Combatant Commanders.
  • Airman 1st Class Nicholas Morris, 9th Communication Squadron mission defense team technician, and Staff Sgt. Stephanie Echeverria-Correa, 9th Force Support Squadron NCOIC of customer support, fix the tools in the tool box on the flightline at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., June 26, 2019. During the Maintance For A Day experience, Morris and Echeverria-Correa were able to get hands on experience with different sections and various jobs on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)

    Recce Town offers Maintainer for a day

    Airmen from various career fields now have a chance to learn about how their impact and mission comes together to make the bigger picture with maintainers.Airman 1st Class Nicholas Morris, 9th Communication Squadron mission defense team technician, and Staff Sgt. Stephanie Echeverria-Correa, 9th Force Support Squadron NCOIC of customer support,
  • Opening doors to the future 427th Reconnaissance Squadron ribbon cutting ceremony

    Opening doors to the future 427th Reconnaissance Squadron ribbon cutting ceremony

    The 427th Reconnaissance Squadron celebrated the opening of a new Common Mission Control Center (CMCC) with a ribbon cutting ceremony here April 23, 2019. With the CMCC opening, it will provide combatant commanders, scalable, tailorable products and services for use in contested environments. Using software, hardware and human machine, the center
  • A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing pilots the high-altitude reconnaissance platform at approximately 70,000 feet above an undisclosed location. The U-2 a high-altitude, near space reconnaissance aircraft and delivers critical imagery which enables decision makers at all levels the visual capabilities to execute informed decisions in any phase of conflict.

    A Matter of FACT: Growing the U-2 pilot selection process with first-ever program

    For the first time, the 9th Reconnaissance Wing will open its aperture for recruiting U.S. Air Force pilots into the U-2 Dragon Lady through an experimental program beginning in the fall of 2018. Through the newly established U-2 First Assignment Companion Trainer (FACT) program, the 9th RW’s 1st Reconnaissance Squadron will broaden its scope of pilots eligible to fly the U-2 by allowing Air Force student pilots in Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) the opportunity to enter a direct pipeline to flying the U-2.
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