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The 9th Reconnaissance Wing based at Beale AFB, California, which operates the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, marked its 6,000th consecutive day of deployed operations in Southwest Asia on 23 January. Only days after Operation Desert Shield started on 7 August 1990, U-2s were deployed to Southwest Asia to provide reconnaissance support for the war effort. U-2s have remained in Southwest Asia to provide critical high-altitude reconnaissance. The first U-2 arrived at Taif Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on 16 August 1990. Along with supporting operations in Southwest Asia, the 9th RW has also maintained two other overseas forward U-2 operating locations for the past thirty years.
Photo By Ssgt. Matthew Hannen
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