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Unique Job Essential to U-2 Dragon Lady Mission
9th Reconnaissance Wing
July 27, 2012 | 1:19
There's a unique group of Airmen in the U.S. Air Force that ensure the U-2 begins and completes it's missions without fault. "Pogo Crews" launch, recover and maintain the Dragon Lady and it's "pogos," which are temporary landing gears used to stabilize the aircraft when it takes off and lands. Airman First Class Andrew Buchanan tells has the story from Beale Air Force Base, California. Available in high definition.
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