This Lockheed U-2S (serial 84-329), was operated by 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, home based at Beale AFB. Modified to the Senior Trend standard, it carried a satellite-communication antenna in a giant pod atop of the central fuselage, enabling a real-time transfer of collected intelligence to the headquarters. U-2Ss had flown over Kosovo before the commencement of Operation Allied Force between mid-October 1998 and 24 March 1999, within the scope of Operation Eagle Eye. During Operation Allied Force, they operated from RAF Mildenhall in Great Britain and usually transited the combat zone at an altitude of 60,000ft – frequently during ongoing air strikes, so as to transmit the results of attacks in real time. (Artwork by Tom Cooper)