The roughly 200 members of the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base — about a fourth of them Yuba-Sutter residents — have seven months to figure out where ...

Beale’s 27 Cold War-era U-2 spy planes rotate through military installations around the globe on high-altitude reconnaissance missions that require their pilots wear astronaut-like suits to ...

Without a dedicated squadron, special reconnaissance successes are single-serving and fail to build long-term improvement and integration. People work together on big projects and solve impossible ...

Editor’s note: Four current or former pilots and navigators with the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base are profiled today in the second part of Appeal-Democrat reporter David ...

It’s unclear whether the new squadron will absorb airmen who operate Beale’s fleet of U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft, which are slated to retire starting in fiscal year 2026. The announcement ...