23rd pilots perform preflight procedures
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Capt. David Lane and 1st Lt. Michael Perry, both pilots with the 23rd Bomb Squadron, perform their preflight checks before taking off in a B-52H Stratofortress here April 20. Captain Lane and Lieutenant Perry were part of an eight-man crew preparing for a nine-hour training flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)