Ellsworth begins flight operations in PRTC
A B-1 Lancer prepares for takeoff at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 18, 2015. Ellsworth aircraft began conducting training missions in the Powder River Training Complex, allowing for an 85 percent increase in local flight training, ensuring more efficient use of resources. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class James L. Miller)
A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, Sept. 18, 2015, in the skies near Spain. The refueling was part of exercise Immediate Response, which included a three-ship formation of KC-135s delivering a total of 180,000 pounds of fuel to the sole bomber. The KC-135 was designed and built during the Cold War specifically to deliver fuel to the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Austin M. May)