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B-52 navigator clocks 10,000 hours

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Lt. Col. Steven R. Smith, a B-52 navigator instructor with the 93rd Bomb Squadron, clock 10,000 flight hours on the bomber on Mar. 3.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Smith, 93rd Bomb Squadron flight instructor, fields questions from the media at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 3, 2017. Smith just returned from a training mission where he surpassed 10,000 flight hours in the B-52 Stratofortress. During his career, Smith helped train more than 1800 B-52 air crew members. He was also instrumental in developing a targeting pod for the jet that improved weapon accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Daigle/Released)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Smith, 93rd Bomb Squadron flight instructor, fields questions from the media at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 3, 2017. Smith just returned from a training mission where he surpassed 10,000 flight hours in the B-52 Stratofortress. During his career, Smith helped train more than 1800 B-52 air crew members. He was also instrumental in developing a targeting pod for the jet that improved weapon accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Daigle/Released)

B-21 completes PDR

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Gen. Stephen Wilson, the U.S. Air Force’s vice chief of staff, told lawmakers during a House Armed Services Committee hearing that the B-21 Raider has completed its preliminary design review.

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Graphic: USAF