Nighttime Mission
Capt. David Grasso, 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer pilot, climbs aboard a B-1 as he begins a sortie, Sept. 2, in Southwest Asia. Carrying the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1 is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force. It can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world, at any time. Captain Grasso is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)