A June 19 photo release from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia notes that Capt. Joshua Tull has amassed more than 1,000 flying hours in the U-2 Dragon Lady. Tull, who is deployed with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, accomplished this feat in three years and 11 days.
Defense experts say the drone threat represents only part of a larger, looming problem: U.S. air bases in the Pacific are increasingly vulnerable to air attacks.