Maj. Andrew Marshall, 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron radar navigator, and 1st Lt. Bryant Curdy, 20th EBS navigator, implement an in-flight checklist during a B-52H Stratofortress training mission in the Asia-Pacific region April 15, 2015. The B-52 crews are deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to Andersen AFB, Guam, in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence to strengthen regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White/Released)
Capt. Keith Vandagriff, 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron pilot, and Capt. Shane Dow, 20th EBS co-pilot, fly a B-52H Stratofortress during a training mission in the Asia-Pacific region April 15, 2015. The B-52 crews are deployed from Barksdale AFB, La., to Andersen AFB, Guam, in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence to strengthen regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White/Released)
Maj. Scott Fisher, 506th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron pilot, and 1st Lt. Brandon Rader, 506th EARS co-pilot, implement a preflight checklist prior to departing Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 16, 2015, on a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling mission. The tankers routinely support B-52 Stratofortress aircrews with refueling in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Fisher and Rader are deployed to Andersen Air Force Base from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White/Released)
Maj. Scott Fisher, 506th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron pilot, adjusts the throttle on a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission in the Asia-Pacific region April 15, 2015. The tankers routinely support B-52 Stratofortress aircrews with refueling in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Fisher is deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White/Released)
Staff Sgt. Jack Walters, 506th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, focuses on refueling a B-52H Stratofortress in the Asia-Pacific region April 16, 2015. The tankers routinely support B-52 aircrews with refueling in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Walters is deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White/Released)
A 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-52 Stratofortress aircrew detaches from a KC-135 Stratotanker, from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, after refueling in the Asia-Pacific region April 16, 2015. The B-52 crews are deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to Andersen AFB, Guam, in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence to strengthen regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White/Released)