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U.S. Air Force crew chiefs from the 7th Maintenance Operations Squadron and the 9th Bomb Squadron prepare a B-1B Lancer aircraft for a mission during an operational readiness exercise at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on Jan. 11, 2006. The readiness exercise is design to improve war-fighting skills.

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs prepare a B-1B Lancer aircraft for a mission.

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs from the 7th Maintenance Operations Squadron and the 9th Bomb Squadron prepare a B-1B Lancer aircraft for a mission during an operational readiness exercise at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on Jan. 11, 2006. The readiness exercise is design to improve war-fighting skills.

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