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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A B-1 Bomber was the first Air Force jet to fly at supersonic speeds using a 50/50 blend of synthetic and petroleum fuel. The supersonic flight occured over the White Sands Missile Range airspace in south-central New Mexico but took off and landed at Dyess March 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)


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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A B-1 Bomber was the first Air Force jet to fly at supersonic speeds using a 50/50 blend of synthetic and petroleum fuel. The supersonic flight occured over the White Sands Missile Range airspace in south-central New Mexico but took off and landed at Dyess March 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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Abilene Magazine’s article written about the B-1B Lancer was one of a series published in its June 1985 collector’s issue. The city of Abilene and the rest of West Central Texas provided overwhelming support for the most modern aircraft in the Air Force’s inventory at the time. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Morton Langholtz, the B-1 Site Activation Task Force commander from 1983-1985, described how the interest in the B-1 was phenomenal, which continued to strengthen the relationship between the Abilene and Dyess community. (Courtesy photo)
Abilene Magazine compiled a series of articles about Dyess Air Force Base and the B-1B Lancer leading up to its arrival June 29, 1985. The articles expounded on the B-1 and its capabilities, the efforts to get it to Dyess and the anticipated impact upon the city of Abilene. In an excerpt from the issue, it stated, “To say Abilene and area citizens welcomed the B-1 with open arms is an understatement. Abilene has welcomed the military so well that the base and community relationship is a modern-day legend.” (Courtesy photo)
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Morton Langholtz holds an original copy of a B-1B Lancer booklet that was dedicated to him in 1985 on March 17, 2015, in Abilene, Texas. Langholtz, the B-1 Site Activation Task Force commander from 1983-1985, helped bring the B-1 to Dyess logistically. He retired two months before the B-1’s arrival in June 29, 1985. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kedesha Pennant/Released)
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Morton Langholtz sits at his desk with a model of the original B-1A March 17, 2015, in Abilene, Texas. Langholtz, the B-1 Site Activation Task Force commander from 1983-1985, was part of the team who helped bring the B-1 to Dyess logistically. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kedesha Pennant/Released)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Iven Vian, 10th Flight Test Squadron, left, and Maj. James Silva, 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron, shutdown the engines of a newly upgraded B-1B Lancer after landing May 7, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The IBS is a combination of three different upgrades, which include a Fully Integrated Data Link, a Vertical Situation Display upgrade, and a Central Integrated System upgrade. These three modifications fall under the Integrated Battle Station initiative, which is slated to be installed concurrently through 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Guerrero/Released)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Brad Weber, 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron, defensive weapons operator checks a screen that displays diagnostic information May 7, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The IBS is a combination of three different upgrades, which includes a Fully Integrated Data Link, a Vertical Situation Display upgrade, and a Central Integrated System upgrade. The VSDU upgrades the B-1's forward cockpit by replacing two unsupportable, monochrome pilot and co-pilot displays with four multifunctional color displays, giving pilots more situational awareness data in a user-friendly format. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Guerrero/Released)