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AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Juan Gutierrez, USAF, 28TH Supply Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, SD sits inside a B-1B Lancer aircraft simulator in preparation for an incentive flight for his participation in Ellsworth AFB, program "AIRMAN Against Drunk Drivers"
AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Juan Gutierrez, USAF, 28TH Supply Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, SD sits behind the flight controls, inside a B-1B Lancer aircraft simulator in preparation for an incentive flight for his participation in Ellsworth AFB program, "AIRMAN Against Drunk Drivers"
US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jason Ashe (left), and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Matthew Gwynn, participate in a expandable baton training course, hosted by the 28th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota (SD)
US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Herbert Raney (cockpit) and USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Elizapeth Jones, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy, discuss maintenance issues on a USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, on the flight line at Zaragoza AB, Spain
AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Eric Linder, (left), USAF, and A1C Mike Mathias, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron - Egress, Aviano Air Base, Italy, perform a 5-8 pre-installation inspection on an ACES II ejection seat. They are performing a thorough inspection on the equipment, performing an operational check of the integrity of all components and explosives in case of an ejection initiated by an aircraft malfunction
AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Keith Asnicar, 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, gives a thumbs-up sign to a pilot of an F-15D Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH'86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise
US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Matthew Garrison (Pilot), is aided by USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mike Heywood, as he straps into the cockpit of his USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), during Exercise Combat Hammer, a Weapon System Evaluation Program conducted at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah (UT). Both 1LT Garrison and A1C Heywood are assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC)
SENIOR AIRMAN Greenwood, USAF, medical personnel attends to a "rescued" a pilot from a simulated B-1B crash on transition day for Air Combat Command, Operational Readiness Inspection at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ernest Scheetz, Electrical and Environmental Journeyman and USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Troy Rausch, Structural Maintenance Technician, 28th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), prepare to fix a hydraulic systems leak on a B-1B Lancer
AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Juan Gutierrez, USAF, 28TH Supply Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, SD receives instruction from Captain, Francis Miller, USAF, Instructor Pilot, inside a B-1B Lancer aircraft simulator in preparation for an incentive flight for his participation in Ellsworth AFB program, "AIRMAN Against Drunk Drivers"
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base
State: South Dakota (SD)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James D. Green, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber built by Rockwell and used by the United States Air Force. It is commonly called the "Bone" (from "B-One"). It is one of three strategic bombers in the U.S. Air Force fleet as of 2018, the other two being the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress. The B-1 was first envisioned in the 1960s as a platform that would combine the Mach 2 speed with the range and payload of the B-52. After a long series of studies, Rockwell International (now part of Boeing) won the design contest for what emerged as the B-1A. This version had a top speed of Mach 2.2 at high altitude and the capability of flying for long distances at Mach 0.85 at very low altitudes. The introduction of cruise missiles and early work on the stealth bombers led to the program being canceled in 1977. The program was restarted in 1981, largely as an interim measure due to delays in the B-2 stealth bomber program, with the B-2 eventually reaching initial operational capability in 1997. This led to a redesign as the B-1B, which differed from the B-1A by having a lower top speed at a high altitude of Mach 1.25, but improved low-altitude performance of Mach 0.96. The electronics were also extensively improved during the redesign, and the airframe was improved to allow takeoff with the maximum possible fuel and weapons load. The B-1B began deliveries in 1986 and formally entered service with Strategic Air Command (SAC) as a nuclear bomber in that same year. By 1988, all 100 aircraft had been delivered. Originally designed for nuclear capabilities, the B-1 switched to an exclusively conventional combat role in the mid-1990s.