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Tech. Sgt. Aaron, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron NCO in charge, inspects a full-pressure suit at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 22, 2015. Full-pressure suits are bright yellow garments, averaging approximately 250,000 dollars, which allow pilots to survive at elevations of over 70,000 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin/released) Dancing with a Dragon: a physiologist’s tale
The following article is part two of a three-part series about the men and women behind the operation of the U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft. Several attendants gather in a corner office before dawn to begin the process of testing a suit, designed with both functionality and comfort in mind, prepping it for the arrival of a single
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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, recover an EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2015. The EQ-4 Global Hawk nicknamed the ‘Workhorse’ by local maintainers, completed its 500th sortie on Veterans Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller/Released) UAV reaches new milestone in fight against Daesh
As the morning sun beat down on its nearly 131-foot wingspan, the EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft descended from its 60,000 foot perch for the 500th time, coming to rest at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2015.The Veterans Day landing marked the first time in the history the Global Hawk that a single weapon system reached the
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