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After 40 years of service legacy mission system for high-altitude U-2 is replaced

A U-2 taxis back towards the maintenance hangar at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia after a sortie, Dec. 15, 2016. This sortie marked the final flight of one of the mission systems that the U-2 is capable of carrying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile)
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After 40 years of service legacy mission system for high-altitude U-2 is replaced

After the final sortie for one of the U-2 mission systems the aircraft passes under a water shower, a traditional way of celebrating major milestones or final flights, provided by the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 15, 2016. A system that is already in use on the RQ-4 will replace the retired system, enabling both aircraft to continue providing complimentary high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance products. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile)
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After 40 years of service legacy mission system for high-altitude U-2 is replaced

A U-2, flying from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, approaches the maintenance hangar after the final sortie for one of its mission systems, Dec. 15, 2016. The final flight is celebrated with a traditional shower and a greeting party consisting of the crews that have maintained the now retired mission system. The retired system will be replaced with one that is currently flown on the RQ-4, enhancing the combined products of manned and unmanned high-altitude products. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile)
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Find Fix and Finish: Air Force MC-12W mission transitions to Army

U.S. Army Lt. Col Christopher S. Cutler, commander 306th Military Intelligence Battalion, Joint Task Force Odin, makes closing remarks during the MC-12W transition of authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 1, 2014. The 4 ERS inactivated and Joint Task Force Thor is now the lead for the MC-12W mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Find Fix and Finish: Air Force MC-12W mission transitions to Army

U.S. Air Force Maj. Tanner Woolsey, 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander, speaks during the MC-12W transition of authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 1, 2014. The 4 ERS inactivated and Joint Task Force Thor is now the lead for the MC-12W mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Find Fix and Finish: Air Force MC-12W mission transitions to Army

455th Air Expeditionary Wing honor guardsmen stand by waiting for the start of the MC-12W transition of authority ceremony on the flight line of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 1, 2014. The 4 ERS inactivated and Joint Task Force Thor is now the lead for the MC-12W mission in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Find Fix and Finish: Air Force MC-12W mission transitions to Army

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Shinn, 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron superintendent narrates the MC-12W transition of authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 1, 2014. The 4 ERS inactivated and Joint Task Force Thor is now the lead for the MC-12W mission in Afghanistan in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Find Fix and Finish: Air Force MC-12W mission transitions to Army

U.S. Airmen and Soldiers assigned to 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron stand in formation prior to being re-designated Joint Task Force Thor during the transition of authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 1, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Find Fix and Finish: Air Force MC-12W mission transitions to Army

U.S. Air Force Col. Jon Wilkinson, 455th Expeditionary Operations Group commander works with Maj. Tanner Woolsey, 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander, to roll the squadron’s guidon before sheathing it during the 4 ERS transition of authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 1, 2014. With the inactivation of 4 ERS, Joint Task Force Thor is now the lead for the MC-12W mission in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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