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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Neitz and Tech. Sgt. James Sheldon load 2,000-pound bombs on an Air Force B-1B Lancer Dec. 31, 2007, to prepare for a mission to support Operation Enduring Freedom. The B-1B can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons on specific targets.

LOADING BOMBS

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Neitz and Tech. Sgt. James Sheldon load 2,000-pound bombs on an Air Force B-1B Lancer Dec. 31, 2007, to prepare for a mission to support Operation Enduring Freedom. The B-1B can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons on specific targets.

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