After 60 years of service, U-2 still a go-to reconnaissance aircraft over Southwest Asia

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After 60 years of service, U-2 still a go-to reconnaissance aircraft over Southwest Asia

Staff Sgt. Sigfred, a U-2S reconnaissance aircraft maintainer, removes aircraft blocks prior to the departure of a U-2S at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 10, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)

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Tags: The U-2S is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude, reconnaissance, and surveillance aircraft capable of providing signals, imagery, electronic measurements, and signature intelligence to U.S. and coalition forces.

Photo by: Daniel Hawkins | VIRIN: 160105-D-ZZ999-0001.jpg

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