MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Crew chiefs from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform checks on a B-52H Stratofortress during a recent Bomber Strategic Aircraft Regeneration Team (BSART) exercise here Jan. 28. The BSART involves more than 250 personnel who are forward deployed to an undisclosed location to set up an alternative deterrent base to service and refit aircraft for future strike missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Ballard)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – An unidentified crew chief and a maintenance technician from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform hydraulic pump checks on a B-52H Stratofortress during a recent Bomber Strategic Aircraft Regeneration Team (BSART) exercise here Jan. 28. The BSART exercise involves more than 250 personnel who are forward deployed to an undisclosed location to set up an alternative deterrent base to service and refit aircraft for future strike missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Ballard)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – A B-52H Stratofortress performs an eight engine “can start” during a recent Bomber Strategic Aircraft Regeneration Team (BSART) exercise here Jan. 28. A “can start” is when gunpowder is loaded into a canister that is placed inside the engine and then ignited to rapidly spin the engine up to full speed. The BSART exercise involves more than 250 personnel who are forward deployed to an undisclosed location to set up an alternative deterrent base to service and refit aircraft for future strike missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Ballard)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Senior Airman Craig McNett, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, guides a returning B-52H Stratofortress into a parking place during a recent Bomber Strategic Aircraft Regeneration Team (BSART) exercise here Jan. 28. The BSART exercise involves more than 250 personnel who are forward deployed to an undisclosed location to set up an alternative deterrent base to service and refit aircraft for future strike missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Ballard)