May 8th , 2018 marked the open house for Beale AFB which they demonstrate the capabilities of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing (9th RW) in actions that include flying and static demonstration of the U2 Dragon Lady , T38 , RQ-4 and the supporting units. For this open house we also get the AAC F-22A raptor demonstration and host of Static displays including the KC-10. B-52H, C27, F/A-18 and AH-64D Longbow Attack Helicopter.
9th Reconnaissance Wing
Beale AFB home of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing ( 9th RW). 9th RW been doing reconnaissance missions and gathering vital intelligence information for our military forces. They fly the U2 Dragon Lady, T-38A Talon and the RQ-4 Global Hawk. Supporting 9th RW are the 940th Air Refueling Wing (940 ARW) flying the KC-135.
9th RW Static Display and Walkaround
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- u2 dragon lady walk around9th rw
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- u2 dragon lady walk around
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- u2 dragon lady walk around
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- u2 dragon lady walk around
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- u2 dragon lady walk around
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- u2 dragon lady walk around
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- u2 dragon lady walk around crew actions
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- u2 dragon lady walk around crew actions
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- rq-4 static display 9th RW
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- rq-4 static display 9th RW
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- rq-4 static display 9th RW
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- rq-4 static display 9th RW
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- KC-135 940th ARW
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- KC-135 940th ARW
9th RW Aerial Display
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- U2 9th RW TAxi
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- U2 9th RW TAxi
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- U2 9th RW TAxi
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- U2 9th RW Launch
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- U2 9th RW Launch
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- U2 9th RW Launch
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- U2 9th RW Launch
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- U2 9th RW Launch
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- T38A 9th RW Taxi
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- T-38a Formations
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- T38 Taxi
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- t38A launch
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- t38A launch
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- U2 Landing
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- 9th RW Formation
Other Displays
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- NASA F-18
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- NASA F-18
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- AH-64D Longbow
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- AH-64D Longbow cockpit
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- AH-64D Longbow cockpit
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- AH-64D Longbow
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- AH-64D Longbow
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- KC-10 Tanker
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- KC-10 Tanker interior
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- T-38A 9th RW
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- B-52H Minot AFB
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- B-52H Minot AFB
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- SuperGuppy NASA
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- F-22A Demo pilot
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- F-22A Demo
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- F-22A Demo
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- F-22 recovery
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- F22 taxi shot
Article By Dave Chng
Photographs by Tom Lee