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    Team Beale conducts historic U-2 Dragon Lady flight, 11 years in the making [Image 14 of 21]

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    Team Beale conducts historic U-2 Dragon Lady flight, 11 years in the making

    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    08.01.2025

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick Brown 

    9th Reconnaissance Wing

    U.S. Air Force Col. Keagan McLeese, 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, coins Cory “ULTRALORD” Bartholomew, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (RS) assigned flight safety officer, after also coining Lt. Col. “JETHRO”, 1st RS instructor pilot and U-2 chief pilot, after they landed a 9th Reconnaissance Wing TU-2S Dragon Lady at Beale Air Force Base (AFB), California, July 31st, 2025. “ULTRALORD” flew with Lt. Col. “JETHRO”, 1st RS instructor pilot and U-2 chief pilot on the 70th anniversary of the U-2’s first flight and broke the endurance records for the U-2, flying longer than 14 hours and traveled over 6,000 nautical miles. This flight tested the capabilities of the U-2 and its pilots to its limit and showcased Beale AFB’s capacity as a power projection platform to rapidly respond to adversary actions anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Frederick A. Brown)

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    Date Taken: 08.01.2025
    Date Posted: 08.01.2025 20:14
    Photo ID: 9233639
    VIRIN: 250801-F-WX919-1108
    Resolution: 6052x4037
    Size: 5.93 MB
    Location: BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US

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