Seeker 72, Switching by David Mueller

Major Duane Dively goes “tactical”, flying Dragonlady #80-01092, while soaring into high country on a mission flown from the 99th Expeditionary\Reconnaissance Squadron operating from Royal Air Force Akrotiri, Cyprus.

The 99ERS conducted missions in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM in conjunction with two other U-2S operating locations; one at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and another at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Combined, those U-2 missions provided 88% of all battlefield imagery, conducted 60% of all signals intelligence collection and were airborne 24/7 for 14 days during the high tempo combat operations during that conflict.