B1-B launch

SOUTHWEST ASIA - 1st Lt. Jason Edwards, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, checks the bomb load of a B-1B Lancer bomber as he and his comrades preflight the aircraft for a mission at a Southwest Asia air base Dec.29. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - Maj. Anthony Mincer and Capt. Brian Buschur, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, sit in the cockpit of a B-1B Lancer bomber as they run through the preflight checks to prepare the aircraft for a mission at a Southwest Asia air base Dec. 29. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - 1st Lt. Thomas Walsh (left), 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, and Brig. Gen. Charlie Lyon, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, leave the crew bus to board a B-1B Lancer bomber for a mission at a Southwest Asia air base Dec. 29. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - Capt.Crystal Powers and 1st Lt. Thomas Walsh, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, wait to board a B-1B Lancer bomber for a mission at a Southwest Asia air base Dec. 29. (U. S.Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - Capt. Crystal Powers, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron aircraft commander, settles into the pilot's seat of the B-1B Lancer bomber she will fly on a mission at a Southwest Asia air base Dec. 29. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - Brig. Gen. Charlie Lyon, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, settles into the copilot's seat of the B-1B Lancer bomber he will fly on a mission at a Southwest Asia air base Dec. 29. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - Senior Airman Ryan Bathke, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, runs to his position to marshall a B-1B Lancer bomber to the taxiway at a Southwest Asia air base Dec. 29. Senior Airman Nathan Konkol, 379th EAMXS, waits at the nose gear to pull the chocks. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA - A mission-bound B-1B Lancer lifts off from the runway of a Southwest Asia air base Dec.29. The B-1B is a multi-role, long-range bomber, capable of flying intercontinental missions without refueling. It is capable of performing a variety of missions, including that of carrying conventional weapons for theater operations. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)

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B1-B launch

Published Dec. 31, 2007