BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –
Col. Jeffrey Mineo, 940th Wing Commander, pops the cork on a bottle of champagne in a traditional celebration of his safe return from the edge of the earth's atmosphere. The colonel flew in a U-2 Dragonlady piloted by Capt. Josh Tull, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, on March 24 from Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Dana LIneback)