B-1 flies 10,000th combat mission
Members from the 9th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit pose for a group photo as a B-1 Bomber flies overhead for the airframe’s 10,000th combat mission Feb. 26, 2012. The B-1, or “Bone” as it is affectionately known, performed its first combat mission in December 1998 during Operation Desert Fox. Several upgrades have been made to the B-1 over the last 30 years in order to make it a highly versatile, multi-mission weapon system. (Courtesy photo)