A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, departs USAF Operating Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, after receiving final paint coatings, March 21. The aircraft returned to flight after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards and Lockheed Martin Corporation. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)