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An air-to-air front view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft being hooked up with a KC-10 Extender aircraft for refueling during testing. The aircraft, from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, is seen from the refueling boom operator's section

An air-to-air front view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft being hooked u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ranzeno Oates Release Status: Re... More

Fred Cavanaugh, Advanced Development Plan Program manager for the SR-71 Blackbird, presents a photo of the aircraft to COL Terry and COL Baker of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. The presentation was made at the completion of the SR-71's 1,000th sortie

Fred Cavanaugh, Advanced Development Plan Program manager for the SR-7...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Re... More

A left side view of an SR-71 aircraft from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing landing. The aircraft is silhouetted against the sunset

A left side view of an SR-71 aircraft from the 9th Strategic Reconnais...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released ... More

A ground crewman marshalls an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft, being piloted by Undersecretary of the Air Force Edward C. Aldrich, into its parking position after a flight

A ground crewman marshalls an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft, being piloted ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul N. Hayahsi Release Status: ... More

Captain William D. Stanford explains a space suit to Craig Nelson who portrays Colonel Sarnac on the TV series "Call to Glory." The production crew filmed several episodes here depicting the early SR-71 Blackbird flights

Captain William D. Stanford explains a space suit to Craig Nelson who ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AIC Joe Castellino Release Status: Re... More

A ground crewman signals an SR-71A strategic reconnaissance aircraft preparing for takeoff.  The SR-71 is unofficially known as the"Blackbird."

A ground crewman signals an SR-71A strategic reconnaissance aircraft p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Haggerty Release Status:... More

Air to air view left side view of a 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing's SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, flying over cloud cover, on a mission out of Beale Air Force Base, California. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air view left side view of a 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing'...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

AIRMAN 1ST Class Amanda K. Meagher, physiological support technician, carries a portable oxygen system while escorting a U-2 pilot to his aircraft inside the hangar. In the background, another pilot and technician climb the roll-around stairs to the aircraft. PHOTO published in AIRMAN Magazine, June 1996.Exact Date Shot Unknown

AIRMAN 1ST Class Amanda K. Meagher, physiological support technician, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Rose Reynolds Release Sta... More

A member of the security police force shows a flood evacuee at Dock 4 how to operate the heating bag for her MRE (meal ready to eat)

A member of the security police force shows a flood evacuee at Dock 4 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Echo M. Changet Release Status: R... More

Dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear, US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 9th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) install AM-2 matting used in Rapid Runway Repair, after a simulated attack, during an exercise

Dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chris D. Haylett, USAF Release S... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Tommy Rowell, right and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeff Boot, 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, discuss US Air Force forms with CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), Robert Gaylor, center

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Tommy Rowell, right and STAFF Sergeant ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Johnny L. Saldivar, USAF Release ... More

Contractors build a Contingency Airborne Reconnaissance System Deployable Ground Support building during an upgrade construction program on the base

Contractors build a Contingency Airborne Reconnaissance System Deploya...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Johnny L. Saldivar, USAF Release ... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant A. Johnson, Survival Recovery Center Executive, is reading through her facility manager check list, during Combat Readiness Exercise (CRE) 00-02 at Beale Air Force Base, California

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant A. Johnson, Survival Recovery Center Execu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT REDINESS EXERCISE 00-02 Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sce... More

Nose art is painted on a U-2 Dragon Lady on display

Nose art is painted on a U-2 Dragon Lady on display

Nose art is painted on a U-2 Dragon Lady on display for the memorial service of Lt. Col. Steve “Shooter” Eadie, Sept. 29, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The number 876 on the nose represents Eadie’s... More

Matt Miller, 9th Maintenance Group T-38 aircraft mechanic,

Matt Miller, 9th Maintenance Group T-38 aircraft mechanic,

Matt Miller, 9th Maintenance Group T-38 aircraft mechanic, begins inspecting a T-38 Talon after a sortie Dec. 5, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The mechanics’ efforts allow pilots to fly between 12 ... More

A U-2 Dragon Lady takes off from Beale Air Force Base,

A U-2 Dragon Lady takes off from Beale Air Force Base,

A U-2 Dragon Lady takes off from Beale Air Force Base, California, April 12, 2018. The U-2 was preparing conduct a practice formation demonstration with two T-38 Talons for the Beale Air & Space Expo scheduled ... More

A 35mm round found on a once active range rests on

A 35mm round found on a once active range rests on

A 35mm round found on a once active range rests on the ground Oct. 9, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Beale Air Force Base was once known as Camp Beale, which served as a place for the U.S. Army to p... More

Lt. Col. Ahave Brown, 9th Maintenance Group deputy

Lt. Col. Ahave Brown, 9th Maintenance Group deputy

Lt. Col. Ahave Brown, 9th Maintenance Group deputy commander, discusses his experiences with the audience during the Beale AFB Black History Month potluck Feb. 26, 2019. Black History Month is an annual celebra... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Sheila A. Gaines, 9th Operational

U.S. Air Force Capt. Sheila A. Gaines, 9th Operational

U.S. Air Force Capt. Sheila A. Gaines, 9th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, Flight Commander of the Operational Medicine Flight, left, runs through a mock checkup with an Airman on Beale Air Force Base, ... More

Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, waves to the camera moments before departing in a U-2 Dragon Lady at Beale Air Force Base, California, Oct. 14, 20... More

Staff Sgt. Chris Hall, a 9th Security Forces member,

Staff Sgt. Chris Hall, a 9th Security Forces member,

Staff Sgt. Chris Hall, a 9th Security Forces member, plays the role of an active shooter during an exercise Jan. 13, 2017 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The protocol during an active shooter scenario is t... More

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies over an air traffic control

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies over an air traffic control

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies over an air traffic control tower March 29, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is hosting an Air and Space Expo April 28, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo ... More

Two T-38 Talons sit under a sun shade July 11, 2019,

Two T-38 Talons sit under a sun shade July 11, 2019,

Two T-38 Talons sit under a sun shade July 11, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The sun shades are designed to help save money by protecting them from the various weather conditions in Northern Calif... More

9th Security Forces Squadron defenders conduct a 21-gun

9th Security Forces Squadron defenders conduct a 21-gun

9th Security Forces Squadron defenders conduct a 21-gun salute during a National Police Week memorial ceremony May 18, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Since 2001, 14 security forces members have died... More

Senior Airman Daniel Fox, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Daniel Fox, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Daniel Fox, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician, disassembles M61 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon as part of training at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Oregon, ... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to take off April 26,

A KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to take off April 26,

A KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to take off April 26, 2018 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The KC-135 was on display for the Beale Air & Space Expo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)

Staff Sgt. Dylan Jobes, 9th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Dylan Jobes, 9th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Dylan Jobes, 9th Security Forces Squadron vehicle NCO, drives down the road on a utility terrain vehicle Dec. 13, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The 9th SFS conducts base perimeter patrols at ... More

California Air National Guard Commander Maj. Gen. Jon

California Air National Guard Commander Maj. Gen. Jon

California Air National Guard Commander Maj. Gen. Jon Kelk, left, Chief Master Sgt. James Raff and 195th Wing Cmdr. Col. Rick Hern present the 195th Wing colors during an activation ceremony for the wing at Bea... More

Bob Grunder, 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron material

Bob Grunder, 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron material

Bob Grunder, 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron material management specialist, fits an M80 gas mask to a testing machine on Beale Air Force Base, California, Dec. 13, 2019. The test goes over 5 different functio... More

Airman 1st Class Cameron, U-2 Dragon Lady crew chief,

Airman 1st Class Cameron, U-2 Dragon Lady crew chief,

Airman 1st Class Cameron, U-2 Dragon Lady crew chief, performs a post-flight inspection on a U-2 Dragon Lady at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Feb. 9, 2015. Crew chiefs aid all the other shops in tak... More

Airman Jasmine Castaneda, 9th Security Forces Squadron

Airman Jasmine Castaneda, 9th Security Forces Squadron

Airman Jasmine Castaneda, 9th Security Forces Squadron defender, fires an M-240 during weapons training at Beale Air Force Base, Dec. 20, 2017. The 9th Security Forces Squadron provides professional law enforce... More

A U-2 Dragon Lady with Gen. Mike Holmes, commander

A U-2 Dragon Lady with Gen. Mike Holmes, commander

A U-2 Dragon Lady with Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, onboard, awaits for 9th Maintenance Group Airmen, to attach wheels to the aircraft Sept. 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. H... More

U.S. Air Force Academy Parachute Team Wings of Blue

U.S. Air Force Academy Parachute Team Wings of Blue

U.S. Air Force Academy Parachute Team Wings of Blue members perform a formation jump at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., April 26, 2018. The "Wings of Blue" presented the American Flag for the opening ceremony at ... More

A left side view of the TR-1 aircraft landing

A left side view of the TR-1 aircraft landing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Re... More

Right side view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft refueling an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft in flight during testing. The Extender, silhouetted against the sunset horizon, is from the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, and the Blackbird, the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing

Right side view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft refueling an SR-71 Blackb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Re... More

A view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft taxiing along the flightline. The aircraft, from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, was refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft in flight during testing

A view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft taxiing along the flightline. Th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ranzeno Oates Release Status: Re... More

Pilots from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing sit in the cockpit of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft prior to flight. The aircraft will be refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft while in flight during testing

Pilots from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing sit in the cockpit o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Re... More

An air-to-air left side view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft during its 1,000th sortie

An air-to-air left side view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft during its...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Re... More

A left front view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft piloted by Undersecretary of the Air Force Edward C. Aldrich, as he taxies it out to the runway before takeoff

A left front view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft piloted by Undersecre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul N. Hayahsi Release Status: ... More

Members of the 9th Civil Engineering Squadron unload cots and blankets at the Lindhurst High School. The cots are for civilian community members who are being housed on base after being temporarily left homeless by flood waters from a broken levee on the Yuba River

Members of the 9th Civil Engineering Squadron unload cots and blankets...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Jim Pearson Release Status: Rele... More

Air to air view left side view of a 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing's SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, makes a right turn, on a mission out of Beale Air Force Base, California. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air view left side view of a 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing'...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of an unaccompanied enlisted quarters (UEQ) under construction. The additional accommodations are being built in anticipation of the movement of units from Mather Air Force Base, California to Beale

A view of an unaccompanied enlisted quarters (UEQ) under construction....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Chris Haylett Release Status: Rel... More

A view of visiting airmen's quarters under construction

A view of visiting airmen's quarters under construction

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sergeant Jim Bryan Release Status: Re... More

Outfitted in lab coats, jump suits, hats and gloves, in order to maintain a clean lab environment, the "select print" crew is responsible for inspecting, editing, and printing the required images from the U-2R reconnaissance films for the tasking customer. Exact Date Shot Unknown . Published in AIRMAN Magazine, May 1994

Outfitted in lab coats, jump suits, hats and gloves, in order to maint...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Rose S. Reynolds Release Status... More

During inprocessing at the Omni fitness facility, Beale personnel handed out foam mats to the flood evacuees to sleep on. The crisis called for volunteers around the clock from all the squadrons

During inprocessing at the Omni fitness facility, Beale personnel hand...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Echo M. Changet Release Status: R... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jay Gardner (left), USAF, and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Marcus Rainford, USAF, 9th Reconnaissance Wing (RW), Beale Air Force Base, California, prepare to tow a U-2S Dragon Lady inside its hangar, until it's ready for the next Balkan region reconnaissance flight

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jay Gardner (left), USAF, and Technical Sergeant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Rose S. Reynolds, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Roy Maxwell of the 9th Security Forces Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California, doesnt quite make it over the beam. The Air Combat Command security team trains at Silver Flag Alphas obstacle course

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Roy Maxwell of the 9th Security Forces Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Norma Martinez-Galvan, USAF Release... More

Captain Christopher Burns with the 1ST Reconnaissance Squadron is prepped for his first solo high-altitude flight by squadron aerospace physiologists before starting engines. AIRMAN Magazine article describes the U-2 as still being a major player in the nation's reconnaissance mission despite its 1950s' design and first flight in 1955. Capable of then flying over 70,000 feet, and now even higher thanks to a new F-118-101 engine and upgraded avionics the aircraft was awarded the Collier Trophy in 1998 by the National Aeronautic Association and named the U-2S. The U-2S now has digital capabilty and can transmit data instantaneously to analysts at Beale AFB by using a network of ground ...

Captain Christopher Burns with the 1ST Reconnaissance Squadron is prep...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Captain Christopher Burns with the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron is prepped for his first solo high-altitude flight by squadron a... More

A U-2 equipment technician with the 9th Physiological Support Squadron, works on a pressure suit helmet in the squadron life support section. AIRMAN Magazine article describes the U-2 as still being a major player in the nation's reconnaissance mission despite its 1950s' design and first flight in 1955. Capable of then flying over 70,000 feet, and now even higher thanks to a new F-118-101 engine and upgraded avionics the aircraft was awarded the Collier Trophy in 1998 by the National Aeronautic Association and named the U-2S. The U-2S now has digital capabilty and can transmit data instantaneously to analysts at Beale AFB by using a network of ground stations and satellites. (AIRMAN ...

A U-2 equipment technician with the 9th Physiological Support Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A U-2 equipment technician with the 9th Physiological Support Squadron, works on a pressure suit helmet in the squadron life su... More

Right side profile medium shot as US Air Force Brigadier General Kevin Chilton, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Commander, Frank Pitsenbarger and his wife Alice remove the paper covering the sign on April 11, 2000 at Beale AFB, California. The sign displays the new name for the Beale's AIRMAN Leadership Schools (William H. Pitsenbarger PME Center). AIRMAN Pitsenbarger was awarded the Air Force Cross, an honor that only 21 airmen have earned, for his sacrifice and bravery. AIRMAN Leadership staff felt that AIRMAN 1ST Class William H. Pitsenbarger was an enlisted role model who displayed a true-life example of the Air Force's Core Values

Right side profile medium shot as US Air Force Brigadier General Kevin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Johnny L. Saldivar, USAF Release ... More

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Benjamin Williams, 9th Communications Squadron, Beale Air force Base, California, and SENIOR AIRMAN Slobhan Joseph of the 54th Combat Communications Squadron, Robbins Air Force Bases, Georgia, troubleshoot a problem with the network at the Network Control Center at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. TSGT Williams and SRA Joseph are a part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression. This mission is in direct support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Benjamin Williams, 9th Communications ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sean M. Worrell, USAF Re... More

Beale Air Force Base, Calif., receives its first RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on Oct. 28, 2004. The Global Hawk will be assigned to the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron and will be used to support contingencies around the globe. It is used to provide Air Force and joint battlefield commanders near real-time, high-resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery. (USAF PHOTO by John Schwab, CIV) (Released)

Beale Air Force Base, Calif., receives its first RQ-4 Global Hawk Unma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: John Schwab, CIV Release Status: Rele... More

U-2 pilots prepare to land a TU-2S Dragon Lady at sunset

U-2 pilots prepare to land a TU-2S Dragon Lady at sunset

U-2 pilots prepare to land a TU-2S Dragon Lady at sunset on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. TU-2S are trainer aircraft used to gain proficiency before pilots deploy for operational missions. (U.S. ... More

Lt. Col. Nicole Mann (front), United States Marine

Lt. Col. Nicole Mann (front), United States Marine

Lt. Col. Nicole Mann (front), United States Marine Corps, NASA astronaut, and Christina Koch, NASA astronaut, prepare to take off in a T-38 Talon, July 8, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Mann and Koc... More

“...You never know until it happens...”

“...You never know until it happens...”

Airman 1st Class Santiago Pinzon,9th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technician poses for a photo Sept. 22, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ai... More

Black History Month ceremony cake cutting

Black History Month ceremony cake cutting

Team Beale held its annual cake cutting ceremony kicking off Black History Month Feb. 1, 2017 at Beale Air Force Base, California.(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)

9th Reconnaissance Wing Daily Update

9th Reconnaissance Wing Daily Update

9th Reconnaissance Wing Daily Update. 23 Mar 20

Maj. Gen. Gregory Jones, California Air National Guard

Maj. Gen. Gregory Jones, California Air National Guard

Maj. Gen. Gregory Jones, California Air National Guard commander and Command Chief Master Sgt. Steven Pyszka California Air National Guard greet members from Joint Task Force 115 April 23, 2020 in Roseville, Ca... More

Maj. George Morgan, an SR-71 reconnaissance systems

Maj. George Morgan, an SR-71 reconnaissance systems

Maj. George Morgan, an SR-71 reconnaissance systems operator, and Capt. Eldon Joersz, an SR-71 Pilot, pose for a picture, Aug. 29, 1975 at Beale Air Force Base, California.These two Airmen set the official air ... More

Staff Sgt. Bethany Hiser, 446th Force Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Bethany Hiser, 446th Force Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Bethany Hiser, 446th Force Support Squadron services specialist, picks out ingredients for a spice rub at the Contrails Dining Facility on Beale Air Force Base, April 23. Hiser’s day began at 4 a.m. ... More

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies above the Sierra Nevada Mountain

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies above the Sierra Nevada Mountain

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies above the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, California, Mar. 23, 2016. The U-2 is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude/near space reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft which delive... More

A T-38 Talon lands Feb. 12, 2018, at Beale Air Force

A T-38 Talon lands Feb. 12, 2018, at Beale Air Force

A T-38 Talon lands Feb. 12, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, California. U-2 Dragon Lady pilots fly Talons to ensure they fly enough hours to stay current and keep their skills sharp. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman... More

Airmen from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing visit the 9th

Airmen from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing visit the 9th

Airmen from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing visit the 9th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal range during a mission immersion at Beale Air Force Base, California, May 29, 2019. The mission immersio... More

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command,

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command,

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, receives a brief on U-2 Dragon Lady ejection procedures from Lt. Col. Charles, 9th Operations Group deputy commander, Sept. 4, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, C... More

Jesse Travis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service federal

Jesse Travis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service federal

Jesse Travis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service federal wildlife officer, performs his daily duties Oct. 24, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The FWS is responsible for education and protection of our na... More

Members of the 713th Combat Operations Squadron participate

Members of the 713th Combat Operations Squadron participate

Members of the 713th Combat Operations Squadron participate in a virtual change of command July 11, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The ceremony was streamed online to more than 130 people spanning th... More

Maj. Raymond Tierney, director of the U-2 Federal

Maj. Raymond Tierney, director of the U-2 Federal

Maj. Raymond Tierney, director of the U-2 Federal Laboratory, and Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett discuss the innovation efforts pursued by his team to include development of software that enhances a... More

Airman 1st Class Jackson Freidberg, 9th Operations

Airman 1st Class Jackson Freidberg, 9th Operations

Airman 1st Class Jackson Freidberg, 9th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, manages aircraft operations on the flightline at Beale Air Force Base, California, March 16, 2018. An air traffic cont... More

A fire engine is parked in the department loading bay

A fire engine is parked in the department loading bay

A fire engine is parked in the department loading bay at Beale Air Force Base, California, March 27, 2020. Engines are always parked facing out so when an emergency call happens they are ready to go. (U.S. Air ... More

Vials of blood sit in a centrifuge in the lab on Beale

Vials of blood sit in a centrifuge in the lab on Beale

Vials of blood sit in a centrifuge in the lab on Beale Air Force Base, California, April 20, 2020. A centrifuge separates blood into its components so that it can be read. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Jason ... More

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies over the airfield at Beale

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies over the airfield at Beale

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies over the airfield at Beale Air Force Base, California, April 12, 2018. The U-2 was making a pass over to indicate the flight path for a practice formation demonstration with two T-38 tal... More

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies March 29, 2018, at Beale Air

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies March 29, 2018, at Beale Air

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies March 29, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is hosting an Air and Space Expo April 28, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)

Morgan Hildebrand, True North program manager, Whiteman

Morgan Hildebrand, True North program manager, Whiteman

Morgan Hildebrand, True North program manager, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, briefs the success and lessons learned from the establishment of Whiteman’s Welcome Center at a True North executive planning co... More

Airmen with the Hawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit walk

Airmen with the Hawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit walk

Airmen with the Hawk Aircraft Maintenance Unit walk in a RQ-4 Global Hawk after it landed from a 30.5 hour flight at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia March 8, 2015. This is one of three block 20 aircra... More

Tech Sgt. Ryan and Staff Sgt. Randall, 1st Reconnaissance

Tech Sgt. Ryan and Staff Sgt. Randall, 1st Reconnaissance

Tech Sgt. Ryan and Staff Sgt. Randall, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron RQ-4 student pilots, takeoff in a Cessna 172 April 15, 2018, at Olivehurst, California. In Aviation Fundamental Training students flew around t... More

Two sports day teams compete against each other in

Two sports day teams compete against each other in

Two sports day teams compete against each other in tug-of-war Aug. 30, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Units from across the base submitted teams to compete in the wing-wide sports day. (U.S. Air For... More

A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot prepares for a sortie June

A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot prepares for a sortie June

A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot prepares for a sortie June 26, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. U-2 maintainers provide support to 9th Reconnaissance Wing operations around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by... More

Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, prepares to fly in a U-2 Dragon Lady at Beale Air Force Base, California, Oct. 14, 2020. During the base visit, Dr... More

A four ship formation of T-38A Talons fly over Beale

A four ship formation of T-38A Talons fly over Beale

A four ship formation of T-38A Talons fly over Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 28, 2013. The T-38A Talon is a two seat aircraft and can go supersonic.

A 9th Security Forces Squadron Airman prepares to fire

A 9th Security Forces Squadron Airman prepares to fire

A 9th Security Forces Squadron Airman prepares to fire at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range at Beale Air Force Base, California, July 5, 2018. Students at CATM learn proper rifle etiquette, safety ... More

Senior Airman Chance Lybarger, 940th Security Forces

Senior Airman Chance Lybarger, 940th Security Forces

Senior Airman Chance Lybarger, 940th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, demonstrates proper technique at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM) range on Beale Air Force Base, California, ... More

Greeting Captain Mark Spencer upon his arrival after a non-stop flight from Beale Air Force Base, California, in a TR-1 tactical reconnaissance aircraft are, from left to right: Colonel George V. Freese, COL James M. Rhodes, Lieutenant Colonel Tom Leason, LTC Jerry West and CPT Spencer's wife

Greeting Captain Mark Spencer upon his arrival after a non-stop flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A left side view of a TR-1 tacitcal reconnaissance aircraft, a variant of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, on the runway. This TR-1, which has just completed a non-stop flight from Beale Air Force Base, California, is the first to join the recently formed 95th Reconnaissance Squadron, based at Alconbury

A left side view of a TR-1 tacitcal reconnaissance aircraft, a variant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Captain William D. Stanford helps Craig Nelson with the controls on his space suit. Nelson, who portrays Colonel Sarnac on the TV series "Call to Glory, and a film crew are preparing to shoot episodes depict the early SR-71 Blackbird flights

Captain William D. Stanford helps Craig Nelson with the controls on hi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AIC Joe Castellino Release Status: Re... More

Flood water from a broken levee on the Yuba River near the communities of Linda and Olivehurst make highways impassable. Water from the break drove more than 24,000 residents from their homes. More than 5,000 residents are being left temporarily housed and fed by military personnel at nearby Beale Air Force Base

Flood water from a broken levee on the Yuba River near the communities...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Jim Pearson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Members of the 9th Civil Engineering Squadron unload cots and blankets at the Lindhurst High School. The cots are for civilian community members who are being housed on base after being temporarily left homeless by flood waters from a broken levee on the Yuba River

Members of the 9th Civil Engineering Squadron unload cots and blankets...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Jim Pearson Release Status: Rele... More

Residents of the communities of Linda and Olivehurst enjoy lunch and shelter provided to them by the 9th Combat Support Group when they were left temporarily homeless by flood waters from a broken levee on the Yuba River

Residents of the communities of Linda and Olivehurst enjoy lunch and s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Jim Pearson Release Status: Rele... More

A 1402nd Military Airlift Squadron C-12F Huron aircraft undergoes a routine maintenance check during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '86

A 1402nd Military Airlift Squadron C-12F Huron aircraft undergoes a ro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

An air-to-air right overhead view of an SR-71A strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The SR-71 is unofficially known as the "Blackbird."

An air-to-air right overhead view of an SR-71A strategic reconnaissanc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Michael Haggerty Release S... More

An air-to-air front view of an SR-71A strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The SR-71 is unofficially known as the "Blackbird."

An air-to-air front view of an SR-71A strategic reconnaissance aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Michael Haggerty Release S... More

Silhouette, at dusk, of a 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing's SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft in its hangar at Beale Air Force Base, California.Exact Date Shot Unknown

Silhouette, at dusk, of a 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing's SR-71 Bl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Brigadier General John W. Rutledge, commander of the 9th Wing speaks to World War II veterans at the Victory in Europe (V E Day) ceremony

Brigadier General John W. Rutledge, commander of the 9th Wing speaks t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AIRMAN Elizabeth Weinberg Release Sta... More

Beale Air Force Base, California's first alternatively fueled vehicle built by US Electricar. According to Tom Johnson (not shown), program coordinator, the US government has mandated that70 percent of all vehicles use by agencies be alternatively fueled vehicles

Beale Air Force Base, California's first alternatively fueled vehicle ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Wayne A. Clark, USAF Release Stat... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Bill Miuca (Right, Hometown: Middleton, New York) and MASTER SGT. Darryl J. Brundidge (Hometown Montgomery, Alabama), both electricians assigned to the 9th Civil Engineering Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California unwind generator cables to be placed outside each tent city for the upcoming Air Power Expeditionary Force operation

AIRMAN 1ST Class Bill Miuca (Right, Hometown: Middleton, New York) and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR POWER EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Paul R. Caron Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Contractors build a Contingency Airborne Reconnaissance System Deployable Ground Support building during an upgrade construction program on the base

Contractors build a Contingency Airborne Reconnaissance System Deploya...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Johnny L. Saldivar, USAF Release ... More

Since the U-2 is so wild and woolly to land, a second pilot, called a "mobile," chases the plane down the runway, calling out the distance between the plane and the ground. AIRMAN Magazine article describes the U-2 as still being a major player in the nation's reconnaissance mission despite its 1950s' design and first flight in 1955. Capable of then flying over 70,000 feet, and now even higher thanks to a new F-118-101 engine and upgraded avionics the aircraft was awarded the Collier Trophy in 1998 by the National Aeronautic Association and named the U-2S. The U-2S now has digital capabilty and can transmit data instantaneously to analysts at Beale AFB by using a network of ground ...

Since the U-2 is so wild and woolly to land, a second pilot, called a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Since the U-2 is so wild and woolly to land, a second pilot, called a "mobile," chases the plane down the runway, calling out t... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew K. Duncan, 9th Munitions Squadron (MUNS), Beale Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), fuses Mark 84 (Mk-84) bombs at a forward-deployed location. Ammo troops build bombs before they are loaded onto the bombers. The base is currently home of the 457th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), which is positioned to support Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew K. Duncan, 9th Munit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Stacia M. Willis, USAF Release S... More

A U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady surveillance aircraft taxis prior to a launch during the 9th Reconnaissance Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., on Sept. 13, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by John Schwab, CIV.) (RELEASED)

A U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady surveillance aircraft taxis prior to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: John Schwab, CIV. Release Status: Rel... More

Maj. J.J., 1st Reconnaissance Squadron student pilot,

Maj. J.J., 1st Reconnaissance Squadron student pilot,

Maj. J.J., 1st Reconnaissance Squadron student pilot, taxis to the runway in a U-2 Dragon Lady Aug. 31, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California. J.J.'s flight qualified him as the 1,000 pilot to operate the U... More

“...I hadn’t been around death or funerals…”

“...I hadn’t been around death or funerals…”

Airman 1st Class Henry Nelson, 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist poses for a photo April 26, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California.

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