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SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Bower, crew chief, attaches a refueling nozzle to the fuel receptacle of a B-1B Lancer bomber. This aircraft is participating in exercise CORONET BAT a non-stop around the world sortie, that will include five in-flight refuelings, and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

MASTER Sergeant Jorge Olvera, 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, makes a Production Inspection of the B-1B Lancer bomb drop system that carries two BDU 50s in each bomb bay during exercise CORONET BAT. It will soon launch on a non-stop around the world sortie, that will include five in-flight refuelings, and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

Nose art of B-1B Lancer bomber, "Black Widow," a back-up aircraft for the four bombers of the 9th Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas which will launch during exercise CORONET BAT. This mission is a non-stop around the the world flight. The exercise will include five in-flight refuelings and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

SENIOR AIRMAN Nathan Hart, Jr. talks by radio to a flight deck ground crew member during engine run-ups in preparation for exercise CORONET BAT. In 12 hours this aircraft will launch with three other B-1B Lancer bombers. Two of which are scheduled to complete a non-stop around the world sortie, that will include five in-flight refuelings, and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

B-1B Lancers of the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, stand ready for launch in 12 hours for a non-stop around the world sortie that will include five in-flight refuelings and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

A close-up, nose-on view of the lead B-1B Lancer bomber named "Hellion," of the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas during exercise CORONET BAT. The around the world mission included five in-flight refuelings, and three "no-drop" bombing exercises established the world speed record in this weight category

B-1B Lancers of the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, stand ready for launch in 12 hours for a non-stop around the world sortie that will include five in-flight refuelings and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

A row of B-1B Lancers of the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas stand ready for launch in 12 hours for a non-stop around the world sortie that will include five in-flight refuelings and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

A row of B-1B Lancers (tail sections) of the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas stand ready for launch in 12 hours for a non-stop around the world sortie that will include five in-flight refuelings, and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

Brig. GEN. Ron Henderson, Commander, 7th Wing (ACC), Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, briefs media about exercise CORONET BAT, a non-stop around the world sortie of two B-1B Lancer bombers, that will include five in-flight refuelings, and three no-drop bombing exercises. This mission when completed will establish the first (unofficial) world record in the weight category

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Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT

Base: Dyess Air Force Base

State: Texas (TX)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lance Cheung

Release Status: Released to Public

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