A B-1 from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and a B-52 from Barksdale took part in an inaugural integration flight on Jun. 15 at Barksdale Air Force Base.
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach
During the mission, a B-1 aviator acted as mission commander and crewmember aboard the B-52.
Both bombers “departed Barksdale to a training area in a simulated threat environment to perform an airstrike targeting scenario. Upon arrival, they checked in with a controlling agency and received mission objectives which included multiple simulated targets,” according to the press release.
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