Flying a thousand

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Lt. Col. Andrew lands back at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing April 14, 2012 after a mission in which he recorded his 1,000th flight hour in the U-2. Andrew, deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., is the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander. The U-2, affectionately referred to as the Dragon Lady, records intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data on missions lasting up to 12 hours at a time. For security reasons, U-2 pilots can only be identified by their first names. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Flying a thousand

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Lt. Col. Andrew lands back at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing April 14, 2012 after a mission in which he recorded his 1,000th flight hour in the U-2. Andrew, deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., is the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander. The U-2, affectionately referred to as the Dragon Lady, records intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data on missions lasting up to 12 hours at a time. For security reasons, U-2 pilots can only be identified by their first names. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - Senior Airman Ronden Aranaydo checks a U-2 April 14, 2012 after the pilot, Lt. Col. Andrew, returned from a sortie in which he recorded his 1,000th flight hour in the U-2. Aranaydo and Andrew are both deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif. For security reasons, U-2 pilots can only be identified by their first names. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - Lt. Col. Andrew shakes hands with Col. Jay Bickley on the flightline at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing April 14, 2012. Andrew had just returned from a sortie in which he recorded his 1,000th flight hour in the U-2. Bickley is the commander of the 380th Expeditionary Operations Group. Andrew, deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., is the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander. For security reasons, U-2 pilots can only be identified by their first names. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - Lt. Col. Andrew shakes hands with Lt. Col. Alberto on the flightline at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing April 14, 2012. Andrew had just returned from a sortie in which he recorded his 1,000th flight hour in the U-2. Alberto achieved that same feat earlier in the month. Andrew, deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., is the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander. For security reasons, U-2 pilots can only be identified by their first names. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - Lt. Col. Andrew sports a special patch on his flight suit recognizing his achievement of logging his 1,000th flight hour in the U-2 April 14, 2012. Andrew, deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., is the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander. The U-2, affectionately referred to as the Dragon Lady, records intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data on missions lasting up to 12 hours at a time. For security reasons, U-2 pilots can only be identified by their first names. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Flying a thousand

Published April 15, 2012

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Flying a thousand

Flying a thousand

Flying a thousand

Flying a thousand

Flying a thousand

Flying a thousand