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1000 and counting: deployed maintainers fight ISIS with Global Hawk consistency

Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete pre-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 31, 2017. This launch marked 1000 consecutive sorties without a maintenance cancel while supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. These remotely piloted aircraft have provided a critical communication bridge between multi-national Coalition assets working to defeat ISIS in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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1000 and counting: deployed maintainers fight ISIS with Global Hawk consistency

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing EQ-4 Global Hawk, equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node, taxis before launching a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 31, 2017. BACN has been used to bridge communication multi-national Coalition ground and air assets working to defeat ISIS. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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1000 and counting: deployed maintainers fight ISIS with Global Hawk consistency

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing EQ-4 Global Hawk, equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node, prepares to land after completing a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 1, 2017. The successful completion of this sortie marked 1000 in a row for the BACN Global Hawks. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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1000 and counting: deployed maintainers fight ISIS with Global Hawk consistency

Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete pre-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 31, 2017. This launch marked 1000 consecutive sorties without a maintenance cancel while supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. These remotely piloted aircraft have provided a critical communication bridge between multi-national Coalition assets working to defeat ISIS in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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1000 and counting: deployed maintainers fight ISIS with Global Hawk consistency

Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete pre-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 31, 2017. This launch marked 1000 consecutive sorties without a maintenance cancel while supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. These remotely piloted aircraft have provided a critical communication bridge between multi-national Coalition assets working to defeat ISIS in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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1000 and counting: deployed maintainers fight ISIS with Global Hawk consistency

380th Air Expeditionary Wing EQ-4 Global Hawks await routine maintenance before completing sorties in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 31, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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1000 and counting: deployed maintainers fight ISIS with Global Hawk consistency

Members of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron complete pre-flight checks on an EQ-4 Global Hawk equipped with a battlefield airborne communications node at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 31, 2017. This launch marked 1000 consecutive sorties without a maintenance cancel while supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. These remotely piloted aircraft have provided a critical communication bridge between multi-national Coalition assets working to defeat ISIS in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing U-2 prepares to depart on a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. During the launch process a chase car, also operated by a U-2 pilot, assists in launching and recovering the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing U-2 launches from a flight line on a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. During this flight the airframe reached 30,000 flight hours. This is the second U-2 to reach this milestone out of the U-2 fleet. However, this achievement was the first while serving Air Force Central Command in an expeditionary environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

Maj. Ryan, a U-2 pilot, signs a mural created in celebration of a U-2 airframe achieving a 30,000 flight hours at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. This marked the second U-2 in the USAF fleet to reach the milestone and the first overall while flying expeditionary missions under Air Force Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers complete a preflight inspection before a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. The U-2 is providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information in the fight against ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

U-2 pilot Maj. Ryan completes a pre-flight tradition of greeting the aircraft before flying a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. During the sortie, the aircraft completed 30,000 hours of flight. This marked the second U-2 in the USAF fleet to reach the milestone and the first overall while flying expeditionary missions under Air Force Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

A U-2 taxis through a ceremonial shower after completing 30,000 flight hours at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. Firetrucks parked on either side of the U-2 and discharged water for the ceremony. The milestone marks the second U-2 in the Air Force fleet to reach the historic milestone. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

Senior Airman Anthony, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, completes a preflight inspection before a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. The U-2 is providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information to Coalition partners in Air Force Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

Staff Sgt. Anita, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron U-2 maintainer, prepares to create a mural for a historical U-2 achievement at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 28, 2017. Upon completion of the project several Airmen signed the artwork. The art work will be displayed at the 380 EAMXS for future Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

Staff Sgt. Anita, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron U-2 maintainer, traces a mural for a historical U-2 achievement at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 30, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

Maj. Ryan, a U-2 pilot, completes a pre-flight full pressure suit inspection before flying a historic sortie at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. During the sortie, the aircraft completed 30,000 hours of flight. This is the second 30,000-flying-hours accomplishment overall for the U-2 fleet and the first for an expeditionary U-2 serving in Air Force Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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Expeditionary Airmen conduct critical U-2 training

Airman 1st Class Jesus, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, points out the blow down door on the side of a U-2 Dragon Lady to members of the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department during training at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Oct. 27, 2016. The blow down door is one of a few primary locations that need to be checked in the event of a suspected hydrazine leak. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile)
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Expeditionary Airmen conduct critical U-2 training

Tech. Sgt. Hart and Airman 1st Class Jesus, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, lead members of the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department through familiarization with the main areas to check for hydrazine leaks on a U-2 Dragon Lady during training at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Oct. 27, 2016. The U-2 uses hydrazine as part of a back-up system that will allow the pilot to restart the engine in case of failure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile)
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Extending flight – 2,000 combat refueling hours

Maintainers from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron check over a KC-10 Extender control panel at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Oct. 9, 2016. Maintenance crews are essential to the Air Force mission by working day and night in austere conditions to ensure that aircraft are functional and safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile)
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