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.
Multiple MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft have been shot down by Iran during Operation Epic Fury, as the drones have assumed a pivotal role in the air campaign, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.