Senior Airman Jonathan Cantrell, a crew chief with the 99th Aircraft Maintenance Unit at an air base in Southwest Asia, removes the cooling tube from a U-2 Dragon Lady sensor pod Mar. 5 as the pilot prepares to take off for a mission. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing hosts the only U-2 squadron in the area of responsibility, providing high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for support in winning the war on terror.

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Senior Airman Jonathan Cantrell, a crew chief with the 99th Aircraft Maintenance Unit at an air base in Southwest Asia, removes the cooling tube from a U-2 Dragon Lady sensor pod Mar. 5 as the pilot prepares to take off for a mission. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing hosts the only U-2 squadron in the area of responsibility, providing high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for support in winning the war on terror.

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