A number of USAF-operated aircraft that are home-based at Beale AFB carried out an elephant walk on January 4 to demonstrate the California base’s joint airpower capabilities

Two U-2S Dragon Lady high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron – a component of the USAF’s 9th Reconnaissance Wing – arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK, on November 3 for the unit’s biannual rotation to and from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, and Beale AFB, California

Dos aviones de reconocimiento de gran altitud Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady asignados al 99º Escuadrón Expedicionario de Reconocimiento (ERS) - un componente de la 9ª Ala de Reconocimiento (RW) de la USAF - llegaron a RAF Fairford en Gloucestershire, Reino Unido, el 3 de noviembre para la rotación bianual de la unidad hacia y desde RAF Akrotiri, Chipre, y Beale AFB, California.

The USAF has confirmed that it plans to retire its fleet of U-2S Dragon Lady high-altitude surveillance aircraft in 2026, after the air arm’s FY24 budget documents noted that expectations were for “protective [National Defense Authorization Act] language to be waived… allowing the USAF to move forward with U-2 divestment in FY26”

Blackbird Simulations has released its first airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator, Beale Air Force Base.

Blackbird Simulations ha lanzado su primer aeropuerto para Microsoft Flight Simulator, Beale AFB.