B-1 at Eglin
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Staff Sgt. Matthew Penrod, 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron, waits for the green light for the B-1B Lancer to takeoff on its flight back home to Dyess, AFB. The B-1 was piloted by a crew of four, including Col. Mick Guthals, 53rd Wing vice commander. The B-1 was here representing the 337th TES for the assumption-of-command ceremony for the 53rd Wing. It is a long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber capable of speeds of 900-plus miles per hour. Its wingspan fully extended is 137 feet and can fly intercontinental unrefueled. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Samuel King Jr.)