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Inspired by Colonel Archer: Deployed Airmen honor Tuskegee great with nose art

Staff Sgt. Michael Middleton of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Global Hawk aircraft maintenance unit, pictured here on Feb. 12, 2010, created the chalk nose art on an RQ-4 Global Hawk at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia honoring Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Lee Archer who died Jan. 27 at the age of 90 in New York City. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Jenifer Calhoun/Released)
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380th sunset aircraft

The RQ-4 Global Hawk sits on the runway as it is being prepared to take off for an overnight mission at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb.12, 2010. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system with an integrated sensor suite that provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, capability worldwide. Global Hawk's mission is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jenifer H. Calhoun/Released)
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Nighttime flightline ops in Southwest Asia

A Global Hawk drone aircraft is being refueled during operations on the flightline of a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Jan. 10, 2010. The aircraft and Airmen, assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol/Released)
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Eyes of the Night

SOUTHWEST ASIA -Senior Airman Ryan Batalia, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspects the landing gear on an RQ-4 Global Hawk Oct. 22, 2009. Airman Batalia is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and hails from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Eyes of the Night

SOUTHWEST ASIA -Airmen of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform basic post-flight inspections and maintenance on an RQ-4 Global Hawk Oct. 22, 2009. The Global Hawk aircraft was towed back to the hanger following a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Eyes of the Night

SOUTHWEST ASIA -Staff Sgt. Rickurt Jackman, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, operates a computer connected to an RQ-4 Global Hawk Oct. 22, 2009. Sergeant Jackman is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and hails from Duluth, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Eyes of the Night

SOUTHWEST ASIA -Staff Sgt. Mario Vanore, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, uses a speed handle to open the battery access panel on an RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft Oct. 22, 2009. Sergeant Vanore is an electrical and environmental maintenance technician deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and hails from Clarksville, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Eyes of the Night

SOUTHWEST ASIA -Airmen of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tow an RQ-4 Global Hawk to a hangar Oct. 22, 2009. The Global Hawk aircraft provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Eyes of the Night

SOUTHWEST ASIA -Airmen of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tow an RQ-4 Global Hawk Oct. 22, 2009. The Global Hawk aircraft landed following a mission supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and was relaunched following standard inspections and maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Eyes of the Night

SOUTHWEST ASIA -Airmen of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron attach a tow bar to an RQ-4 Global Hawk Oct. 22, 2009. The Global Hawk aircraft is a high-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aircraft system that provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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380th AEW welcomes Navy Global Hawk program

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Eddie Evans (left) and Troy Rappleye hand an Ultra High Frequency Satellite Antenna to Michael Williams here Jan. 10. The antenna provides a wideband link to the Navy's first Global Hawk in the Area of Responsibility. Mr. Rappleye and Mr. Williams are field support representatives for L3 Communications, while Mr. Evans is an aircraft ground technician with Northrop-Grumman. The unmanned aerial system recently arrived at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, marking yet another milestone in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance field. (US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson) (released)
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Joint UAS mission sets mark

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Maj. Rob Matlock, the 12th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander and Global Hawk pilot, discusses the first operational transatlantic joint-launched Global Hawk with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Historian, Lane Bourgeios here Sept. 21. The unmanned aircraft was only on the ground for about five hours after its historic flight from Pax River, Md., Sept. 20 before being turned around and sent into the Area of Operations. The operational flight also marked the first time two Global Hawks were being flown simultaneously in neighboring theaters in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Mr. Bourgeios is deployed here from Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)(released)
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Joint UAS mission sets mark

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing discuss the first operationally-flown transatlantic Global Hawk with the wing historian here Sept. 21. It was also the first joint-launch in the history of the aircraft. The unmanned aircraft was only on the ground for about five hours after its historic flight from Pax River, Md., Sept. 20 before being turned around and sent into the Area of Operations. The operational flight also marked the first time two Global Hawks were being flown simultaneously in neighboring theaters in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)(released)
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Joint UAS mission sets mark

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Pilots and maintainers with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing tend to the first operationally-flown transatlantic Global Hawk here Sept. 21. It was also the first joint-launch in the history of the aircraft. The unmanned aircraft was only on the ground for about five hours after its historic flight from Pax River, Md., Sept. 20 before being turned around and sent into the Area of Operations. The operational flight also marked the first time two Global Hawks were being flown simultaneously in neighboring theaters in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)(released)
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Joint UAS mission sets mark

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Craig Peterson and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Leloux (right), avionics system technicians with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, attach down locks to the first operational trans-atlantic joint-launched Global Hawk here Sept. 21. The unmanned aircraft just returned from its first sortie out of its new home at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here. It was only on the ground for about five hours after its historic flight from PAX River, Md., Sept. 20 before being turned around and sent into the Area of Operations. Both noncommissioned officers are deployed here from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit out of Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Sergeant Peterson hails from North Bend, Ore. Sergeant Leloux is from Georgetown, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)(released)
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Joint UAS mission sets mark

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Craig Peterson, an avionics system technician with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, attaches an exhaust cover to the first operational transatlantic joint-launched Global Hawk here Sept. 21. The unmanned aircraft just returned from its first sortie out of its new home at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here. It was only on the ground for about five hours after its historical flight Sept. 20 before being turned around and sent into the Area of Operations. Sergeant Peterson is deployed here from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit out of Beale Air Force Base, Calif. He hails from North Bend, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)(released)
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