MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Col. Joel Westa, 5th Bomb Wing commander, loosens a panel on a B-52H Stratofortress while participating in a missile load here Dec. 23. The loading event gave the commanders a chance to see what obstacles missile loaders must overcome to make the mission a success. Several other 5th BW commanders also participated in the missile loading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joe Rivera)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Col. Joel Westa, 5th Bomb Wing commander (left), helps guide Col. Steven Basham, 5th Bomb Wing vice commander (right) as they prepare to attach an air-launch cruise missile to the bomb bay of a B-52H Stratofortress here Dec. 23. The loading event gave the commanders a chance to see what obstacles missile loaders must overcome to make the mission a success. Several other 5th BW commanders also participated in the missile loading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joe Rivera)