Dyess AFB
Abilene, Texas
February 2019 |
| A photo-report from Dyess AFB. |
| The Rockwell B-1B Lancer ramp at Dyess AFB, Texas. |
| Left to right: 28th Bomb Squadron (BS), 7th Bomb Wing (BW) pre-flight briefing by the squadron commander with two crews about to step. Safety test of facemask oxygen equipment. |
| Left to right: Major Michael ‘Coyote’ Laney a B-1B pilot with the 28th Bomb Squadron 'Mohawk Warriors' performing the pre-flight external checks of his aircraft. |
| B-1B Lancer (85-088 'DY') of 9th BS, 7th BW on chocks. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (85-088 'DY') of 28th BS, 7th BW on chocks. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (85-088 'DY') of 28th BS, 7th BW on chocks. |
| Major Laney in the left seat, is working through the pre-flight checklist. |
| Left to right: Major Michael ‘Coyote’ Laney in the left seat goes through the pre-flight checklist. |
| Left to right: Behind the two pilots there are two weapons systems officers (WSOs), one mission station is defined as offensive systems officer (OSO) the other is the defensive systems officer (DSO). |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (88-080 and 86-123 'DY') with the 9th BS (Bats) and 7th BW. B-1B Lancer (86-112 'DY') of 28th BS 'Mohawk Warriors'. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (85-088 'DY') of 28th BS, 7th BW. |
| B-1B Lancer (85-088 'DY') of 28th BS, 7th BW. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (85-088 'DY') of 28th BS, 7th BW. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (85-061 'OT') with the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron based at Dyess. As part of the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group of the 53rd Wing, the 337th conducts testing of various upgrades to the B-1 Lancer, as well as trains aircrews to operate and maintain the upgraded aircraft. |
| Maintainers work into the evening fitting a Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod to B-1B Lancer (86-125 'DY') of 9th BS, 7th BW. |
| Left to right: Maintainers work into the evening fitting a Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod to B-1B Lancer (86-125 'DY'). |
| Maintainers work into the evening fitting a Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod to B-1B Lancer (86-125 'DY') of 9th BS, 7th BW. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (86-125 'DY') of 9th BS, 7th BW. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (86-125 'DY') of 9th BS, 7th BW. |
| B-1B Lancer (85-061 'OT') with the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron returns after a late mission. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (85-061 'OT') with the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron returns after a late mission. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (85-061 'OT') with the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron returns after a late mission. |
| B-1B Lancer (85-061 'OT') with the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (85-061 'OT') with the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (85-061 'OT') with the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron. |
| B-1B Lancer (85-061 'OT') with the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (86-135 'DY') of 28th BS 'Mohawk Warriors'. |
| B-1B Lancer (86-135 'DY') of 28th BS 'Mohawk Warriors'. |
| Left to right: B-1B Lancer (86-135 'DY') of 28th BS 'Mohawk Warriors'. |
| The B-1B has a BRU-56 rotary launchers in each of its three bomb bays. |
