B-1 makes its 10,000th combat mission
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Staff Sgt. Marcus Smith, 9th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit B-1B Lancer dedicated crew chief and native of Portsmouth, Va., talks with a pilot prior to take-off at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Feb. 24, 2012. Dedicated crew chiefs are assigned to a specific aircraft, where they supervise a crew that performs maintenance to the aircraft. (
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