Valet Parking

Airman 1st Class Brian Decker directs the approach of tow vehicle operator Staff Sgt. Jon Mirro Sept. 9, 2008. The directions are necessary to achieve a proper connection between the tow vehicle and the B-1 Lancer. The tow vehicle will be used to back the B-1 into a parking space on the ramp at this undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. The B-1 is called upon daily to support ground forces engaged in both Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. It carries the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory and 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. Sergeant Mirro is a native of Ellensburg, Wash., and Airman Decker hails from Murphy, N.C. Both are assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, and are deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette/Released)