U-2 Dragon Lady - Chasing the Draglonlady

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM—Capt. Don Yu, a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot deployed from the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., to the 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, takes off for a mission on April 11. The U-2 is a high altitude-multi intelligence reconnaissance aircraft. It can fly above 70,000 ft and provides near-real-time imagery and signals intelligence to war fighters and national authorities in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)