U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nick Niro, left, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Unit B-1B Lancer assistant dedicated crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Codie Mendoza, 9th AMU load crew member, communicate preflight checks with B-1 pilots on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 8, 2018. Pilots and crew chiefs verbally communicate through headsets from the time engines start until the B-1 is ready to taxi down the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman River Bruce)